Beads
2400–2050 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBone or shell, carnelian
DimensionsDiameter and length faience beads: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Diameter carnelian beads: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Diameter carnelian beads: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-4-1117
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KN 73-x. 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.
1700–1550 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
2400–2050 B.C.
2040-1640 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.