Beads and amulets
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAmazonite, faience, steatite, original fiber string, human bone
DimensionsSmallest: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Largest: 0.7 x 1.3 cm (1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Largest: 0.7 x 1.3 cm (1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-10-331a-f
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 531, near neck of burial. 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.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2140–1783 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.