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Ring beads
Ring beads

Ring beads

1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, original fiber string, organic matter
DimensionsDiameter: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number14.1417
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K X grave 1078. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Ring beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Necklace
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
2040–1640 B.C.
Cylinder beads
2040–1783 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Ring beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–2050 B.C.