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Crystal pendant
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2127
Medium/Technique
Calcite
Dimensions
Lencth: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3516
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionOne three-sided quartz pendant bored through the back with a convex front.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2127. 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)