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Beads

26–20 B.C.
FindspotBeg. North, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, white quartz
Dimensions.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21-3-712b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid 6. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Beads
750–250 B.C.
Bead
750–250 B.C.
90–10 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.
Necklace
2960–2649 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
Beads
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.