Beads and amulets
FindspotShiekh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueStone, faience, carnelian, amethyst, amazonite
DimensionsSmallest: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Largest: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Largest: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-10-349
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 255 stairway. 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.
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.