Beads
2040–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, faience, stone
DimensionsDiameter and length of entire string: 1.2 x 17 cm (1/2 x 6 11/16 in.)
Diameter of fiance ball: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Tear shaped bead: 0.6 x 2.1 cm (1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Ornamental bead: 0.4 x 2.2 cm (3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Ornamental bead: 0.6 x 2.1 cm (1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Diameter of fiance ball: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Tear shaped bead: 0.6 x 2.1 cm (1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Ornamental bead: 0.4 x 2.2 cm (3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Ornamental bead: 0.6 x 2.1 cm (1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4236
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, city, KI, Trench 7, room Z. (follows Su. 486 in sequence). 1913.: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
305–30 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
Naqada II (Gezean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
90–50 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.