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Necklace components
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 238
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, faience
Dimensions
Overall: 0.5 x 1 cm (3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2704
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis is a group of strung necklace components including one fly amulet, one hand amulet, one turtle amulet, one bird amulet, one carnelian ball bead, one carnelian ring bead, and one faience ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 238. 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.