Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGlazed quartzite, carnelian, faience
DimensionsOverall: 2.6 cm (1 in.) quartzite diameter
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4238
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, city, KI, debris, middle of west side. 1913.: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
2040–1991 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.