Cowrie shell beads
2625–2500 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCowrie shell
DimensionsOverall: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number47.2065.2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G1110A, excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
250 B.C.–170 B.C.
712–593 B.C.
712–690 B.C.
664–542B.C.
743–542 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
712–698 B.C.
712–698 B.C.
