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Ring beads
Nubian
Middle Kerma
2050–1700 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KB 102 debris
Medium/Technique
Faience, shell
Dimensions
Smallest faience bead: 0.2cm (1/16in.)
Largest shell bead: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Smallest shell bead: 0.3cm (1/8in.)
Largest faience bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Largest shell bead: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Smallest shell bead: 0.3cm (1/8in.)
Largest faience bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-3-326
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionApprxomately 800 blue, black and white ring beads of varying sizes.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Kerma, KB 102 debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.