Beads
653–643 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, amazonite and gold
DimensionsLength of gold (largest bead): 1.65 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-2-402
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid 60, Chamber. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
593–568 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
653–643 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
