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Beads
Nubian
C-Group
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Aniba, Object number 486, No Tomb Number
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.) length
Credit Line
Gift of Georg Steindorff
Accession Number50.4082
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwo attached strings of approximately 200 faience disk beads in shades of green and brown; types D1 and D3.
ProvenanceFrom Aniba Object number 486, no Tomb Number: Excavated by Georg Steindorff; assigned to Steindorff by the government of Sudan.