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Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III grave 303, on neck of body A

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions See description
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5776
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThere are two strings of beads found around the neck of body A: One string of sixty-six faience ball beads (1.0 cm in diameter) and one string of sixty cylinder beads (2.2 cm in length by .2 in width). Also present are thirty-five ring beads (0.2 cm in diameter) and eighteen fragments of decorated cylinder beads (1.7 cm in length by 0.3 cm in width).
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III grave 303, on neck of body A. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.