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String of beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 185
Medium/Technique
Shell, carnelian
Dimensions
Length of string: 68 x shell bead diameter 0.4 cm (26 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3716
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string of beads consists of one carnelian ball bead, three barrel carnelian beads, and about 300 shell ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 185. 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.
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F.185
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F.185