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Barrel beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 130
Medium/Technique
Cornelian
Dimensions
D 0.5; TK 0.3
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-511a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description5 barel beads, tapered hole, 3 with boring grooves.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West, Room B) Pyr. 130, 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.