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Cylinder bead
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, River Street
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 1.0 x 2.9 cm (3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1827
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionCylindrical ribbed bead.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, River Street. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.