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Bracelet with concave sides
Nubian
Mid-Classic Kerma
about 1660–1630 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, K 1604, Easting: 0.000, Northing: 0.000
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 1.4 x 5.5 cm (max Diameter), 4.7 (min. Diameter) (9/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1724b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionOne of a group of four bracelets with concave sides (three of which are preserved, the fourth fragmentary).
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, South Cemetery, tomb K 1604. February, 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1920: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)