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Beads
Nubian
C-Group
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Aniba, Object number 833a, No Tomb Number
Medium/Technique
Faience, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 90 cm (35 7/16 in.) length
Credit Line
Gift of Georg Steindorff
Accession Number50.4116
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionLong strand of tiny faience disk beads types D1, D2 and D3 in shades of blue with 2 metal spacers (each with three holes).
ProvenanceFrom Aniba Object number 833a, no Tomb Number: Excavated by Georg Steindorff; assigned to Steindorff by the government of Sudan.