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Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), Kerma, K1016(Subidiary of KX)
Medium/Technique
Amethyst, carnelian, faience, glass.
Dimensions
Necklace length: 33cm (13in.)
Amethyst ball beads width: 0.9 cm-0.5 cm (3/8 in.)
Carnelain ball beads width: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Glass ball beads width: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Melon beads: 0.8 cm-0.6 cm (5/16 in.)
Ape amulet: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Drop pendant: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Amethyst ball beads width: 0.9 cm-0.5 cm (3/8 in.)
Carnelain ball beads width: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Glass ball beads width: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Melon beads: 0.8 cm-0.6 cm (5/16 in.)
Ape amulet: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Drop pendant: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4115
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis necklace consists of six amethyst ball beads, twenty three carnelian ball beads, four blue glass ball beads, 29 melon beads, one small carnelian ape amulet, and one carnelian drop shaped bead.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma: tomb K 1061 (subsidiary of tomb KX).1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the divsion of finds by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)