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Ring beads from horse trappings
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 201
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2456
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionLarge quantity of blue, red and white ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, grave 201. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.