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Cylinder beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)–Shabaka
743–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 51
Medium/Technique
Faience and silver
Dimensions
Length: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2563
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwelve faience cylinder beads covered in silver.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 51. 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.