String of ball beads
1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGlazed quartz crystal
DimensionsLength of string: 64 cm (25 3/16 in.)
Diameter of beads: approx. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Diameter of beads: approx. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1743
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma: South Cemetery K 334 debris. 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 the Sudan.(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)
about 1700–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 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.