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Beads
Nubian
C-Group
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Aniba, Object number 1293, Tomb N824b
Medium/Technique
Faience, shell
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.) length
Credit Line
Gift of Georg Steindorff
Accession Number50.4134
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionString of approximately 41 glazed faience disk beads and 3 halved shell types D1 and M.
ProvenanceFrom Aniba Object number 1293, Tomb N824b: Excavated by Georg Steindorff; assigned to Steindorff by the government of Sudan.