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Ring beads
Nubian
Middle Kerma
about 2050–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KB 118 debris
Medium/Technique
Faience, shell
Dimensions
Diameter largest: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Diameter smallest: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Diameter smallest: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-3-366
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSixteen ring beads of various sizes and one fragment.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KB 118 debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.