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Beads
Nubian
C-Group
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Aniba, Object number 509, No Tomb Number
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.) length
Credit Line
Gift of Georg Steindorff
Accession Number50.4107
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionString of faience disk beads in graduated sizes type D1 and D3; shades of blue-gray.
ProvenanceFrom Aniba Object number 509, no Tomb Number: Excavated by Georg Steindorff; assigned to Steindorff by the government of Sudan.