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Beads from horse trappings
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka
712–698 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.10568
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionHorse-trappings, bronze. String of 12 ball beads from neck of horse.
ProvenanceFrom El-Kurru, Horse grave Ku 211. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University - Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1921, assigned to the MFA by the Government of the Sudan