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Beads and shell
Beads and shell

Beads and shell

FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, garnet, shell
DimensionsSmallest: 0.4 cm (1/8 in.)
Largest: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-10-102a-f
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 534 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.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
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.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.