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Cartouche beads from horse trappings
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka
712–698 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: of string 0.556 m.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.10565
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionString of 11 cartouches, blue and yellow, inscribed Ded-ka-ra, except 1: Menkheper-ra. In original order. From neck of horse.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Horse grave 211.1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.