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Pendant
Nubian
Kerma
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K XVIII grave 1805 no.68
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, copper
Dimensions
Diameter bead: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Pendant length: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Pendant length: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1722
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionThis consists of a carnelian ball bead that fits on to the post of a flat copper pendant forming an ornament for the end of a necklace. There is no suspension loop attached. Object Register says "the prong which has gone thru the bead is here bent over to form a loop for string on which were the beads."
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K XVIII grave 1805 no.68. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.