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Nubian
Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 66
Medium/Technique
Faience, agate
Dimensions
Diameter ring bead: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Length x width scarab-shaped bead: 1.5 x 1.1 cm (9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Length x width scarab-shaped bead: 1.5 x 1.1 cm (9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5263
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne agate ring bead and one blue faience scarab-shaped bead.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K 66. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition : assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.