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Nubian
Kerma
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 3400 debris
Medium/Technique
Amethyst
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.)
Diameter of largest ball bead: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Diameter of largest ball bead: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1746
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis short string consists of nineteen graded amethyst ball beads.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Tomb K 3400, debris. March 1914.: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.