Barrel beads
743–712 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for Labelel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueAgate; white stone
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.2632
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 53 (tomb of Queen Tabiry). 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.
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
about 2600–1900 B.C.
Prehistoric
A.D. 364–476
