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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of an unidentified ruler
623–568 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid XXXVIII
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
60 mm x 15 mm x 10 mm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12040
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description32 cylinder beads, 7 disc beads faded and brownish in color.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid XXXVIII 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.