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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani (?)
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 59
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length of largest bead: 2.0 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-403b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFaience ring beads - red, white and black. Bagged with 18-2-272, 288 and 593b.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 59 (Queen Malaqaye). 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.