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Beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III grave 309
Medium/Technique
Faience, shell
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5775
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThere is one section of beads of triangular shape woven on original string with two beads detached (4.4 cm by 1.6 cm). Also present are 350 ring beads with four groups on original string (0.4 cm in diameter), and one barrel bead (1.3 cm in length by 1.2 cm in width). There is also one tiny piece of woven thread, and leather and mud fragments.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III grave 309. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.