Cylinder beads
519–510 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueAmazonite, serpentine
DimensionsLength: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-1-274
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid VII, room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
468–435 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
404–396 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
664–525 B.C
664–525 B.C
A.D. 30–175