Beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGold, electrum, leather
DimensionsOverall: 24 (string length) x 0.5 (bead diameter) cm (9 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1725
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Tomb K1604. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
about 712–698 B.C.
A.D. 62–85
468–435 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
2nd—3rd century A.D.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320