Beads and amulet
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, steatite, carnelian
DimensionsSmallest: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Largest: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Largest: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-11-531a-e
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 5038 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.
305–30 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1991 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.