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Cylinder beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XLI, room A
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-3-543
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwo fragments of amazonite cylinder beads.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XLI (Maletaral I), room A. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.