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Beads

2400–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, agate
DimensionsDiameter ring bead: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Length x width scarab-shaped bead: 1.5 x 1.1 cm (9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5263
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, K 66. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition : assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Beads
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
String of beads
332 B.C.–337 A.D.
String of beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Cylindrical bead
2400–1550 B.C.