Beads and shell fragments
2400–2050 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueShell, faience, original fiber string
DimensionsShell: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Overall length: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.)
Overall length: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-4-1032
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KN 50-x. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
2400–2050 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2050–1700 B.C.
2400–2050 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2140–1783 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.