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Beads

FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, crystal
DimensionsOverall: 21 x 1 cm the largest ball bead (8 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Diameter for the smallest ball bead: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Diameter for crystal bead: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Length of amulet: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1744
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Tomb K 1600/C51, February 1914.: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
1991–1783 B.C.
Beads
1550–1070 B.C.
Cowroid bead
1550–1070 B.C.
Heart amulet
1550–1070 B.C.
Necklace
568–542 B.C.