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Bead
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, South 2nd bay from N.-S. street, s. fort wall
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.7 x 2.7 cm (1/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24-4-61c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne blue cylinder bead.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S. second bay from main north-south street south fort wall. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.