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Beads

FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, ivory
DimensionsOverall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.) length
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4227
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Tomb 1062 / 3b: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
2465–2323 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Ring beads
2400–2050 B.C.