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Bead
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, Debris of rooms under magazines 276-272
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.95 x 2.2 cm (3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number28-2-262a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne fragment of a large blue cylinder bead.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, Debris of rooms under magazines 276-272. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.