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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
664–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid 86
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
2.4x2.5 diameter 4.5
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12084.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptioncylinder: 117 fragments, 2 colors, a few with red body paste, others green and greenish drab, 3 sizes.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid 86, 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.