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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Senkamanisken
643–623 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Tomb 82 (N.M. 12)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter of ring bead: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-165
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBlack, red and white faience beads. A few ring and cylinder beads, one ball bead (D: 0.8), and one short cylinder bead (D: 0.6).
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Tomb 82. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.