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Beads
Beads

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.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.
Group shot: 11.2555 and 11.2564
2960–2649 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
Beads
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.