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Ring beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Horse grave 212
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length of string: approximately 122 cm (48 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.10569b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionBlue and white ring beads, originally strung with twenty-nine jasmine flower pendants; from the neck of a horse.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, horse grave 212. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University - Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1921: assigned to the MFA by the Government of the Sudan