String of beads with mounted scarab
2050–1700 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueAmethyst, steatite, gold, carnelian
DimensionsLength: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4111
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1053. 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)
2040–1640 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
698–623 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1991–1650 B.C.
1700–1540 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.