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Barrel bead
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)–Shabaka
743–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 52
Medium/Technique
Amethyst
Dimensions
Length: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2821
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionAmethyst barrel bead (part of 24.1081).
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 52 (tomb of Queen Nefrukekashta). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.