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Ring beads
Nubian
Middle Kerma
2050–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KB 101, from left wrist
Medium/Technique
Glass, leather or mud, original fiber string
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-3-319
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group of beads consists of approximately 500 small blue ring beads (some on segments of the original string and others loose) and three small pieces of leather ? or mud.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KB 101 from left wrist. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.