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Beads and pendants

593–568 B.C.
Object PlaceNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold, carnelian, green amazonite, and white faience
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.339
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 8 (tomb of Aspelta). 1916: 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: March 1, 1920)
Beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.