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Cylinder beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
404–353 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. South, Pyramid 19
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11970
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description9 yellow body paste cylindrical beads (glaze worn off). See also individual entries for 21-2-3b, 21-2-3c, 21-2-3d.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid 19, 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.