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Ring beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus X B/125
Medium/Technique
Blue faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1525
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description50-60 small ring beads -some on original stringing. From head of ZA.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, Tumulus X B/125. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.