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Pendants
Nubian
Napatan Period
350 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 13
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: of each .078
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.332
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionPendants. Gold; two sections of flat wire terminating in lotus flower soldered on; strung on one section are four barrel-shaped beads and five round beads; strung on the other section are one barrel-shaped bead and two round beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: 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.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Harsiotef, (Pyramid XIII at Nuri), March 1917.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Harsiotef, (Pyramid XIII at Nuri), March 1917.