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Four beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Diameter .007 W. .002+
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.379
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFour beads. Gold circles, with outside covered with beading.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Queen Iusatha. Pyramid XLII at Nuri, February 1918.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Queen Iusatha. Pyramid XLII at Nuri, February 1918.