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Cowrie beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Horse grave 213
Medium/Technique
Shell
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2883
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
Description39 cowrie beads.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, horse grave 213. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.