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Ring beads
Nubian
Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 1606X
Medium/Technique
Blue faience
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.55 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1264
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description106 medium ring beads. A small amount of tiny ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, 1606X. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.