Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 3300–3100 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Anklet of beads
Medium	Carnelian and garnet
Dimensions	L. 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); Diam. 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 3300–3100 B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Predynastic, Naqada III
Date Range	3300 BC

Provenance

Region	Northern Upper Egypt
Country	Egypt

Other works from the Predynastic, Naqada III period

ca. 3300–3100 B.C.String of beads

ca. 3300–3100 B.C.Late ware jar with wavy painted decoration

ca. 3300–3100 B.C.Human figure, possibly male

ca. 3300–3100 B.C.Broken rhomboid palette

ca. 3300–3100 B.C.Male figure

ca. 3300–3100 B.C.Squat lugged stone vessel

ca. 3300–2960 B.C.Palette, fish

ca. 3300–3100 B.C.Face from a statuette

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 547302