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String of beads and amulet
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X B-243, body QD
Medium/Technique
Faience, glass
Dimensions
Diameter ball bead: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Amulet: 3.6 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm (1 7/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Amulet: 3.6 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm (1 7/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1538
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string of beads consists of forty-two faience ball beads, one blue glass ball bead and one amulet bead in the shape of a standing figure with the head of an animal.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K X B-243, body QD. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.