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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Queen Malenaken
568–542 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid 82
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
a) diameter 0.3-0.4 cm, tk. 0.2-0.3 cm
b) L 0.9 cm, diameter 0.2-0.3 cm
c) diameter 0.3-0.5 cm, tk. 0.1-0.2 cm
d) diameter 0.4 cm, tk. 0.1+ cm
e) diameter 0.4-0.5, tk. 0.1 cm
b) L 0.9 cm, diameter 0.2-0.3 cm
c) diameter 0.3-0.5 cm, tk. 0.1-0.2 cm
d) diameter 0.4 cm, tk. 0.1+ cm
e) diameter 0.4-0.5, tk. 0.1 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12217
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptiona) 66 rough beads, faded. b) 366 short cylinders, faded blue or green. c) 382 ring beads, faded blue or green. d) 4 black ring beads. e) 13 red ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid 82, 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.