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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani–Atlanersa
664–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 61
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-4-519
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description23 ring beads and 1 double ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 61 (tomb of an unidentified queen). 1918: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.