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Pendant beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani
632–593 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. .019 Diameter of bottom .007 Diameter of top .004
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.402
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionGold; one complete and fragment of another; three incised circles around top.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 27 (tomb of Queen Madiken). 1918: 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.