Beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, amethyst, stone
DimensionsOverall: 60 x 1.1 cm for barrel bead (23 5/8 x 7/16 in.)
Diameter and length: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Length of rectangular bead: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Diameter and length: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Length of rectangular bead: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1719
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Tomb K II A-17, January 1914.: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2140–1991 B.C.
2140–1991 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1991–1650 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.