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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.
3850–2960 B.C.
Two bracelets
about 1700–1550 B.C.
743–712 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.