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Ring and barrel beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus K 444
Medium/Technique
Blue faience
Dimensions
Length x thickness of barrel bead: 2.1 x 0.5 cm (13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1065
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSmall amount of ring beads and one long barrel bead. From Body N.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, 444. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.