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String of beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1063/4
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Longest: 0.4 x 3 cm (3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Largest wadjet: 1.4 x 0.6 cm (9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Longest: 0.4 x 3 cm (3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Largest wadjet: 1.4 x 0.6 cm (9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4118
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis is a string of blue faience cylinder, conical, and barrel beads and two groved barrel beads, and one groved rectangular, with three amulets shape, possibly wadjet eyes. (Beads do not match publication description.)
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1063/4. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.