Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueStone, glass, carnelian
DimensionsOverall: 96 cm (37 13/16 in.)
Diameter and length of cylinder bead: 0.4 x 1.4 cm (3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Diameter and length of double flattened ball bead: 1 x 1 cm (3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Diameter and length of stone bead: 0.4 x 1.1 cm (3/16 x 7/16 in.)
Diameter and length of cylinder bead: 0.4 x 1.4 cm (3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Diameter and length of double flattened ball bead: 1 x 1 cm (3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Diameter and length of stone bead: 0.4 x 1.1 cm (3/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4237
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Meroitic cemetery, grave K 7 / 10, 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
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
305–30 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.