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String of beads

String of beads

about 1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience and glazed quartzite
DimensionsOverall: 324 cm (127 9/16 in.)
Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4129
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, southern cemetery, KX, grave K1037 / 5 e.f. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Beads
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
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Beads, pendants
Beads
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Forepart of a reclining lion
Forepart of a reclining lion
1700–1550 B.C.
Stone objects
Stone objects
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Falcon's head
Falcon's head
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Block fragment
Block fragment
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Small fragment of statue
Small fragment of statue
2400–1550 B.C.
Half a brick
Half a brick
2400–1550 B.C.
Image Not Available for Fragment
Fragment
2400–1550 B.C.
Image Not Available for Four fragments
Four fragments
2400–1550 B.C.