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Nubian
Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, K IV, K 417
Medium/Technique
Faience and amethyst
Dimensions
Overall: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Diameter of amethyst bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Diameter of amethyst bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1715
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string consists of approximately 140 small ring beads strung with four amethyst spherical beads.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K IV.417. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt. December, 1913.