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Barrel bead fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka (?)
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 72
Medium/Technique
Silver
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2786
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThree fragments of a crushed barrel bead.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, grave 72. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.