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Bead
Nubian
Napatan Period
750–250 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B 551
Medium/Technique
Faieince, white body blue-green glaze
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.9 x 3.8 cm (3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2532
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionCoarse slightly tapered cylidrical bead, not cylinder but formed of numerous irregular flat faces approximating a cylinder form
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Tomb B 551. 1920; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.