String of beads
2400–2050 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, gold
DimensionsLength (string): 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); diameter (range): 0.2 cm (1/16 in.) to 0.5 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-4-1496a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KN 165. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
1700–1550 B.C.
