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Beads and ring
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X B-413, body ZK
Medium/Technique
Faience, stone, silver
Dimensions
See description
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1572
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group of beads consists of one red stone cylinder bead (0.4 cm long); one faience ring bead (0.3 cm diameter); one faience ball bead; one blue faience cylinder bead with a black band (2.3 cm long); and one silver ring in two fragments (1.5 cm diameter).
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K X B-413, body ZK. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.