Beads
2400–2050 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, original fiber string, leather
DimensionsLength barrel beads: 1.7cm (11/16in.)
Diameter ring beads: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Diameter ring beads: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-4-1568
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KN 180. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
