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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
463–431 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid XXIII
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
beads - 0.20 x 0.04, D4.0-5.0
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12032
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptioncylinder beads, 384 blue glazed; disc, 3 blue glazed (or ring).
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid XXIII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.