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String of beads
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1059/919
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Diameter of cylinder bead: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Diameter of reeded bead: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Diameter of cylinder bead: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Diameter of reeded bead: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4141
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis a string of eighteen blue ring beads, two ball beads, three cylinder beads, and one reeded bead.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma. 1050 / 919. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.