Beads
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, seed or pit of fruit
Dimensionsa: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
b: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
c: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
b: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
c: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.1518
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 251 C. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
2040–1783 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2040-1640 B.C.
19th century
332 B.C.–A.D. 337
2040–1640 B.C.
18th century