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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 60, Chamber
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.45 x 1.3 cm (3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-388
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThree blue faience cylinder beads. Bagged with 18-2-303, 18-2-388, 18-2-402.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 60, Chamber. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.