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Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 45-X
Medium/Technique
Faience and shell.
Dimensions
Diameter of shell bead: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Diameter of ring bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Diameter of ring bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1020
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string consists of seventeen ring beads, one is loose and one shell ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma. KN 45-X. 1916 : excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.