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Bead
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Tomb of Pyramid XLV
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: .008
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.715
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionVeined white and red stone (agate or carnelian ?) ; barrel-shaped bead.
ProvenanceFound in the Tomb of Pyramid XLV at Nuri, February 1918):Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.