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.
2490–2472 B.C.
2551–2528 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.