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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 203
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Length x width: 2.2 × 1.5 cm (7/8 × 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2848
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionThree intact cowrie-shaped beads and a fragment of a fourth bead.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, grave 203. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.