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Ball beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K XV, Chapel D debris
Medium/Technique
Crystal
Dimensions
d. 0.6
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-2-131c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne and a half broken ball beads from pot nets.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K XV, Chapel D debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.