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Beads and amulets

FindspotSheiokh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, agate, carnelian
DimensionsSmallest: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Largest: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-10-363a-f
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 5003 A 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
332 B.C.–337 A.D.
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
664–525 B.C.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
String of beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.