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Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus III, 301

Medium/Technique Shell
Dimensions Diameter: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5751
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionA small amount of flat disc beads, from body A.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, Tumulus III, 301. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.