Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, shell, garnet or glass, original fiber string
DimensionsShell: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Cylinder beads: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Ring beads: 0.1 cm (1/16 in.)
Cylinder beads: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Ring beads: 0.1 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.6052
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 174. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
2040–1640 B.C.
2400–2050 B.C.
2400–2050 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2050–1700 B.C.
2400–2050 B.C.
2040–1060 B.C.
332 B.C.–A.D. 337
2050–1700 B.C.
Shared History/Shared History
