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Ring beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1600C/2
Medium/Technique
Shell and blue faience
Dimensions
Diameter of shell bead: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1429
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBeads from net over 14-2-1402. Beads were paraffined while in place but the heat of the sun melted the wax and the beads fell apart. Fragments of original stringing. Small amount of shell ring beads. Small container of blue faience ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, 1600C/2. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.