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Beads
Nubian
Kerma
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), Kerma
Medium/Technique
Faience and stone
Dimensions
Overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4257
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFive large ring beads: four red stone beads and one black stone bead. Fifty small ring beads; three cylinder beads; one rectangular bead.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.