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Cylinder bead

568–555 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueAmazonite and silver
DimensionsLength: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-3-10
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXVI (Amanitakaye), room B. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.