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Beads
Nubian
Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1803
Medium/Technique
Ivory, shell, faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1100
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne shell bead, two mall ivory disk beads, and three blue faience beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K1803. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.