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Disc and ring beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus XB/104
Medium/Technique
Blue faience
Dimensions
Diameter of disc bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1519
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionEleven thick ring beads. A small amount of tiny ring beads - partly of original stringing. From head of KB.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, Tumulus XB/104. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.