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Bracelet and mineral chunks
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, M 915
Medium/Technique
Shell and malachite
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5111
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionShell bracelet fragments in good condition, and four chunks of malachite and one small shell. These items represent the remaining objects in Field Number 13-3-436 that were not incorporated into string of beads accessioned as 13.3742.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 915 [M/915]. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.