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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.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4237
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
Bead
664–332 B.C.
Bead
664–332 B.C.
Bead
664–332 B.C.
Group shot: 87.671.2-6, 8-12
664–332 B.C.
Group shot: 87.671.2-6, 8-12
664–332 B.C.