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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.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-10-349
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.