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Bead
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, West Fort, Room 119
Medium/Technique
Glazed faience
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.5 x 1.3 cm (3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number28.1231
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne fragment of a long blue cylinder bead.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, West Fort, Room W119. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.