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Beads and amulets

FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, amazonite, amethyst, garnet, steatite
DimensionsSmallest: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Largest: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-10-43
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 525 A debris. 1923: 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.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1650 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.