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Ball bead
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 16, room A
Medium/Technique
Agate
Dimensions
Diameter: approximately 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2252
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionRed and white banded agate ball bead.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 16 (tomb of Tanwetamani), room A. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.