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Various beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus KX 9/20
Medium/Technique
Blue faience
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.4 x 2.5 cm (3/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1063
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwo cylinder beads; one thin barrel bead; one disc bead; three ball beads - single bored, irregular; one fragement of a long decorated bead - monkey?
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, Tumulus X9/20. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.