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Ring beads
Nubian
Middle Kerma
2050–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KB 116
Medium/Technique
Glass, original fiber string
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.25 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-3-360a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group of beads consists of approximately 400 small blue ring beads on segments of original string and eight loose beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KB 116 debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.