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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
750–250 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Temple B 503 ex 1 pit "S"
Medium/Technique
Faience, blue glaze
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2230
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBeads, all white body, traces blue glaze: 3 discs, 4 rings, 2 cylinders.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Temple B 503. 1920; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.