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Fragment of a cylinder bead
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amaniastabarqa
510–487 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid II, entrance
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-18
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionHalf of a cylinder bead.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 2 (tomb of Amaniastabarqa), entrance. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.