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Beads
Beads

Beads

FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, hematite
DimensionsSmallest: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Largest: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-10-361a-e
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 256 A. 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.
Beads
760–332 B.C.
String of beads and amulets
760–332 B.C. (?)
Beaded belt
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
40–10 B.C.
Hematite scarab
2323–2150 B.C.
Amulet of Taweret
380–332 B.C.
Headrest amulet
1070–332 B.C.
String of barrel beads
2061–1783 B.C.