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Bead
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, Debris from Taharqa Temple to west
Medium/Technique
Amethyst
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.2068.2
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBall bead.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Semna, Taharqa Temple to west, siftings from surface debris. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.