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Beads

1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, crystal, ivory
DimensionsSee description
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number14.1335
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K XV grave 1500. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
1550–1070 B.C.
Cowroid bead
1550–1070 B.C.
Heart amulet
1550–1070 B.C.
Necklace
568–542 B.C.
Blue-glazed quartz beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.