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Ball beads

Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.

Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K XV, Chapel D debris.

Dimensions

d. 0.7-0.9

Accession Number

15-2-134a

Medium or Technique

Crystal ?

Not On View

Collections

Jewelry, The Ancient World

Classifications

Beads

Three glass or crystal ball beads, one of which is broken.

Provenance

From Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K XV, Chapel D debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.

Credit Line

Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition