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Ball beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
353–335 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid XXVII
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
.40 cm. each bead
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12304.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description350 faded ball beads from body.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid XXVII1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.