Beads and shells
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, amethyst, shell
DimensionsSmallest bead: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Shells: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Shells: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-10-335
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 239. 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.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1700–1540 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.