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FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, original fiber string, glass ?
Dimensionsa: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
b: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
c: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
d: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-11-196a-d
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 254 neck of burial. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Beads
2400–2050 B.C.
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2040–1640 B.C.
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2040–1640 B.C.
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2040–1640 B.C.
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2040–1060 B.C.
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2040–1640 B.C.
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332 B.C.–A.D. 337
Ring beads
2050–1700 B.C.