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Cylinder beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Karkamani
519–510 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid VII, room A
Medium/Technique
Amazonite, serpentine
Dimensions
Length: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-1-274
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionNine amazonite beads and nine serpentine beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid VII, room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.