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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
750–250 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B 551
Medium/Technique
White quartz, faience, glass
Dimensions
L of quartz pendants 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-2-249
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description3 white quartz pendants about 50 green faience short cylinder beads a few black and a few blue opaque glass balls.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Grave 503. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.