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Beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III hall A
Medium/Technique
Faience, shell
Dimensions
See description
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5732
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThere are four blue and two white faience cylinder beads (2.2 cm in length by 0.4 cm in diameter), nine shell and six faience disk beads (1.2 cm in diameter), one faience ball bead (0.7 cm in diameter) , nine faience ring beads, and one pointed fragment of ivory, possibly a tooth
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K III hall A. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.