Beads
2050–1700 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, slate ?
DimensionsDiameter bead: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Length x width larger stone piece: 2.4 x 1 cm (15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Length x width smalelr stone piece: 1.7 x 1.2 cm (11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Length x width larger stone piece: 2.4 x 1 cm (15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Length x width smalelr stone piece: 1.7 x 1.2 cm (11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number14.1648
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KB 21 no.1. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
664–525 B.C
664–525 B.C
664–525 B.C.
570–526 B.C.