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Two bracelets

about 1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBone or ivory
Dimensionsheight x width x diameter: 1.1 x 0.7 x 8.6 cm (7/16 x 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1783
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tumulus K III 4(l). 1914: 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)
Pendant
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Pendant
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
3850–2960 B.C.
743–712 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
2040-1640 B.C.
Ring on toe bone
2400–2050 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.