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Belt with blue-glazed quartz crystal pendant
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tomb K X, South Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Glazed quartz
Dimensions
Length: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4128
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionBlue faience discs, with blue glazed crystal of quartzite as pendant.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, South Cemetery, tomb K X. 1913: 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.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)