Beads
2400–2050 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, shell, organic material, metal ?
DimensionsDiameter beads: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Length x width metal lump: 1 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Length x width metal lump: 1 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-4-1649
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KN 200. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
1700–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
1514–1493 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.