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String of stone and shell beads
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 517
Medium/Technique
Olivine, black steatite, and shell beads
Dimensions
Length x diameter: 72 x 1.2 cm (28 3/8 x 1/2 in.) (largest bead)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3513
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 517. 1913: 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.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)