Cylinder bead fragments
468–435 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueAmazonite and serpentine
DimensionsLength: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number18-3-121
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXXI (Saka'aye), room A. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
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