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Ball beads

Ball beads

712–698 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for Labelel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsDiameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.2872
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, horse grave 210. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
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