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Ball bead
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani (?)
632–593 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXI, stairs
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-620
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionCarnelian ball bead.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXI, stairs. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.