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Cylinder beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, Piankhy (Piye)–Tanwetamani
743–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 226
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: approximately 2.6 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2895
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionFour single cylinder beads and two double-cylinder beads of dark blue faience.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, dog grave Ku. 226. 1919: 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: January 7, 2005)
(Accession date: January 7, 2005)