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Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus IV-B/29
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x thickness: 1.3 x 0.5 x 0.35 cm (1/2 x 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1484
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionMedium container of tiny ring beads. One long "amulet bead", with two diagnonal cuts on both sides (however register lists two beads).
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, Tumulus IV-B/29. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.