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Ball bead
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus II, Front strip 1
Medium/Technique
Blue faience
Dimensions
Diameter x thickness: 0.8 x 0.6 cm (5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.968
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne spherical bead, flattened, irregular form. Also found but not recorded under this number is three tiny ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, Tumulus II, Front strip 1. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.