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Pendants
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Horse grave 212
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length of string: 94 cm (37 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.10569a
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionString of 29 jasmine flower pendants, originally strung with a double row of ring beads (21.10569b). From neck of horse.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, horse grave 212. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University - Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1921: assigned to the MFA by the Government of the Sudan