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Necklace
Nubian
Early Napatan Period
900–760 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, Tum. 1
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Length x width: 18 x 3 cm (7 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Height x width ([pendant): 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 in. (5.6 x 2.9 cm)
Height x width ([pendant): 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 in. (5.6 x 2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.319
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionMultiple rows of gold ball and barrel beads held together by five gold spacer bars; from the central bar hangs a diamond-shaped gold pendant.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Tum. 1. 1919: 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)