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Beads and leather fragments
Nubian
Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 1803 5
Medium/Technique
Ivory, shell and leather
Dimensions
Diameter of ring beads: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1095
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne long cylinder bead. One decorated rectangular bead with vertical impressions on both sides. One cylinder bead - tapering at one end. A few small ring beads. From RA.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma,1803/5. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.