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Various beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus XB/21
Medium/Technique
Blue faience
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.3 x 1.1 cm (1/8 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1498
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionA few small ring beads. Four long cylinder beads (and one fragment). Two short barrel beads. Missing are two pendant form beads - peirced lengthwise.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, Tumulus XB/21. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.