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Disc beads
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, S553, Dynasty XI level
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter x thickness (Large beads): 0.55 x 0.2 cm (3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Diameter x thickness (Small beads): 0.4 x 0.2 cm (1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Diameter x thickness (Small beads): 0.4 x 0.2 cm (1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24-3-355c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwenty-seven disc beads; eight to nine more stringed beads.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S553, Dynasty XI level. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.