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Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 200
Medium/Technique
Faience, shell, organic material, metal ?
Dimensions
Diameter beads: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Length x width metal lump: 1 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Length x width metal lump: 1 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1649
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group consists of faience and shell beads, some stuck together. There are also lumps of organic material and one lump of corroded metal (?)
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KN 200. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.