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Bead
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, Debris of rooms under magazines 278, 277
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length (string): 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number28.1318
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwo fragments of a long dark blue cylinder bead.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, Debris of rooms under magazines 278, 277. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.