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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
760–660 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 27
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.974
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionEleven ball beads- four gold, two electrum, four carnelian, and one green amazonite.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 27. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.