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Necklace with cylinder amulet case
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, K 1070
Medium/Technique
Silver, glazed crystal, carnelian, and faience
Dimensions
length of amulet: 4 x 1 cm (1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Length of string: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Length of string: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3969
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionComposed of blue glazed crystal, carnelian ball beads, faience ball beads, two faience star beads and a cylindrical silver amulet (Egyptian import).
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 1067. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the divsion of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913).
(Accession date: December 4, 1913).