Three lapis lazuli cylinder beads.
Provenance
From Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, pyramid XV,. 1919: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Nubian, about 712–698 B.C.
Findspot
el-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Dimensions
Length x diameter: 1.7 x 0.4 cm (11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
19.2116
Medium or Technique
Lapis lazuli