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Necklace
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11
2140–1991 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Deir, Tomb N 453 b
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: 60.2 cm (23 11/16 in.)
Barrel bead: 0.8 x 1.5 cm (5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Cylinder beads: 0.4 x 2.7 cm (3/16 x 1 1/16 in.) - 0.5x 2.4 cm
Barrel bead: 0.8 x 1.5 cm (5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Cylinder beads: 0.4 x 2.7 cm (3/16 x 1 1/16 in.) - 0.5x 2.4 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.970
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis necklace is comprised of thirty-eight beads: thirty-five blue-green barrel beads and three brownish-black cylinder beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Deir, tomb N 453 b. 1904: excavated by George Reisner for the Hearst Expedition of the University of California (which became the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition in 1905)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1921)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1921)