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Necklace, part only
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada IIa–b (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2025
Medium/Technique
Shell, faience, and carnelian
Dimensions
Length: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3502
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionSix brown and white striped cowrie shells, several small faience discs and two rough carnelian flat pendants.
ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2025. 1912–13: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)