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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 view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.
Beads
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
90–10 B.C.
Pebbles
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
200 B.C.–800 A.D.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Cylindrical bead
2400–1550 B.C.
Barrel bead
743–712 B.C.
Bracelet
A.D. 364–476