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Bead on wire
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Karkamani
519–510 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXX, room A
Medium/Technique
Amazonite and silver
Dimensions
Length: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-3-152
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne green amazonite cylinder bead with a fragment of silver wire inside it.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXX (A Queen), room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.