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Necklace
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 244
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, amazonite
Dimensions
Total length: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.) x 0.4 cm (3/16 in.) diameter of small bead
Diameter and length of amazonite bead: 0.5 x 0.9 cm (3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Diameter and length of amazonite bead: 0.5 x 0.9 cm (3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2577
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionString of beads composed of one hundred and twenty-two carnelian ball beads, one amazonite barrel bead, and one carnelian barrel bead.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 244. 1910-11: 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: October 19, 1911)
(accession date: October 19, 1911)