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Barrel beads
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, S553, Dynasty XII level
Medium/Technique
Faience and unknown material
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.5 x 1.7 cm (3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24-3-356j
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThree barrel beads; two whitish faience, one darker unknown material.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S553, Dynasty XII level. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.