Ring beads and gold foil
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGold foil, faience, carnelian
DimensionsLargest foil: 0.5 x 0.5 cm (3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Smallest foil: 0.2 x 0.3 cm (1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Large faience ring bead: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Small faience ring bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Carnelian ring bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Smallest foil: 0.2 x 0.3 cm (1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Large faience ring bead: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Small faience ring bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Carnelian ring bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5210
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 43. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
1295–1186 B.C.
2465–2323 B.C.
468–435 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
688–525 B.C.
688–525 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
570–526 B.C.