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Beads

1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, bone/ivory, wood
DimensionsSee description
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number14.1050
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV grave 444, body A. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Beads
2040-1640 B.C.
Pendant
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Pendant
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Ivory bracelets. 14-1-39 (2) (=MFA 20.1443a-b), 14-1-821 (pattern horn) (=MFA 20.1444), 14-2-58…
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Ring on toe bone
2400–2050 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.