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Beads

568–555 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGold, silver, amazonite, faience
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 0.5 cm (13/16 × 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-2-636
On View
Not on view
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.