Beads
860–840 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueCast gold
DimensionsLength x diameter (each bead): 1.8 x 1.3 cm (11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.320
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Tum I. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)
690–664 B.C.
740–725 B.C.
650–575 B.C.
2300–2000 B.C.
2600–2300 B.C.
A.D. 30–364
1st century B.C.
A.D. 1000–1530