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Ring beads
Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 71 no.2
Medium/Technique
Ivory, carnelian, faience, leather
Dimensions
Diameter smallest: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Diameter largest: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Diameter largest: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1113
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionApproximately one hundred and ten ring beads, many still strung on thin leather string, possibly from a girdle. (In two boxes)
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KN 71 no.2. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.