Bead necklace
270 B.C.-A.D. 320
FindspotKerma, Sudan (Nubia)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, bone, and glass
DimensionsLength of necklace: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.)
Diameter of spherical beads: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Diameter of disc beads: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Height of amulet: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Diameter of spherical beads: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Diameter of disc beads: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Height of amulet: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4245
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma: K37 #6. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University - Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
2040-1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.