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Bead
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 62
Medium/Technique
Glass paste
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2752
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTriple-barrel bead of green glass paste.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 62. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.