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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani–Atlanersa
664–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Room 61 A
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 9 mm (3/8 in.) -a
Overall: 6 mm (1/4 in.) - b
Overall: 6 mm (1/4 in.) - c
Overall: 5.5 mm (3/16 in.) - d
Overall: 6.5 mm (1/4 in.) - e
Overall: 6 mm (1/4 in.) - b
Overall: 6 mm (1/4 in.) - c
Overall: 5.5 mm (3/16 in.) - d
Overall: 6.5 mm (1/4 in.) - e
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.17041
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptiona: four beaded gold discs with central hole
b: two beaded gold discs with central hole
C: two plain thin gold discs
d: eight beaded bands of gold, each with seventeen small gold beads attached to the edge
e: seven small gold button beads, with ring shank welded on
b: two beaded gold discs with central hole
C: two plain thin gold discs
d: eight beaded bands of gold, each with seventeen small gold beads attached to the edge
e: seven small gold button beads, with ring shank welded on
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 61 (tomb of an unidentified queen). 1918: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.