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Fragments of cylinder beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Nasakhma or Malowiebama
468–435 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXXI, room A
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Dimensions
Length: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-61
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne and a half green cylinder beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXI (Saka'aye), room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.