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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Tomb W 529
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) diameter
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.765
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFaience ball bead in pale blue with dark stripes painted with two sacred eyes and an ankh.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb W 529 [Excav. date] March, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.