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Earrings

Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 189X

Medium/Technique Shell
Dimensions height x width of largest fragment: 4.6 x 2.3 cm (1 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1604
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionTwo fragments of earrings.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma. KN 189X. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.