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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aramatelka
568–555 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXVI, room B
Medium/Technique
Gold, silver, amazonite, faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2 × 0.5 cm (13/16 × 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-636
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThree gilded, silver cylinder beads; three gilded, silver ball beads; four faience cylinder beads; three amazonite cylinder beads; and a few fragments of gold foil.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXVI (Amanitakaye), room B. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.