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Bead
Nubian
Napatan Period, Dynasty 25
760–660 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 41
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Diameter .005
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.410
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionGold circle; outside beaded.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: 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.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Maletaral I (Pyramid XLI at Nuri), March 1917.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Maletaral I (Pyramid XLI at Nuri), March 1917.