Shells and beads
2400–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueShell, faience and stone
DimensionsBead: 1.7cm (11/16in.)
Shell: 3.6 x 1.7 cm (1 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Shell: 3.6 x 1.7 cm (1 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5217
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K 78. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition : assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
690–653 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D 364
3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
3850–2960 B.C.