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Ring beads
Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 92-x
Medium/Technique
Ivor,faience
Dimensions
Diameter ivory bead: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Diameter faience bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Diameter faience bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1215
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFour ivory and twenty-five blue faience ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KN 92-x. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.