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Beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian
DimensionsOverall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4242
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSeals
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, 1913.: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Stamp seal
A.D. 226–651
Seal
1550–1070 B.C.
Carnelian cowroid seal
1550–1070 B.C.
Carnelian cowroid seal
1550–1070 B.C.
Cylinder seal
1500–1350 B.C.
2334–2154 B.C.
Cylinder seal
625–539 B.C.
Cylinder seal
883–612 B.C.
Cylinder seal
883–612 B.C.