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Beads
Nubian
C-Group
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Aniba, Object number 1056, No Tomb Number
Medium/Technique
Faience, carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.) length
Credit Line
Gift of Georg Steindorff
Accession Number50.4138
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionShort string of faience disk beads and 1 carnelian disk bead types D1 and D4; some fragments.
ProvenanceFrom Aniba Object number 1056, no Tomb Number: Excavated by Georg Steindorff; assigned to Steindorff by the government of Sudan.