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Bead
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, Room S5, Taharqa Temple
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 1.6 x 0.8 x 0.3 cm (5/8 x 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1879.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionLight blue pendant bead; uraeus(?).
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Semna, Taharqa Temple, Room S5. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.