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Ball bead fragment
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), Group W
Medium/Technique
Silver
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-657c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionLarge bead, faience core, covered by sheet metal with an applique decoration.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Bergarawiyah), Group W. 1923 : excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.