Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGlazed quartz crystal
DimensionsDiameter and length of string: 1.8 x 58 cm (11/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1718
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Tomb K III, 310/3, December 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
743–653 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
2500–2350 B.C.