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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
463–431 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid XVIII
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
L1.6-1.8, D0.4, Tk 0.1
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12328
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionEighty faded green cylinder; 3 ring beads, black, white, green.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid XVIII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.