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String of beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1044
Medium/Technique
Faience and Shell
Dimensions
Diameter and length: 0.2 x 132 cm (1/16 x 51 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4145
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a string of about 700 ring beads, one pierced shell, one triangular bead pierced through the center and one amulet.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma. 1044. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.