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Barrel beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Irike–Amanote
431–405 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXIII, room A
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-468
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSix barrel beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXIII, room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.