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String of beads

Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 517

Medium/Technique Fluorite (green, yellow, and orange), gypsum (white), and steatite (black) beads.
Dimensions Length x diameter: 72 x 1.2 cm (28 3/8 x 1/2 in.) (largest bead)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3513
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 517. 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)