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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye) ?
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 54
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2676
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionRectangular beads of blue and red faience (mixed with 19-3-1429).
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 54. 1919: 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.