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String of beads

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 1137

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 58 cm (22 13/16 in.)
Largest: 1.6 x smallest 1.3 cm (5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4140
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionThis is a string of approximately 470 ring beads, and two large ball beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (sudan), Kerma, southern cemetery, KX, grave K1037. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.