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Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, N15, stairs with 21-12-126 (bronze bell)
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.771
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionGlass ball. Dull blue with band around equator of multicolored "mille fiori" design. Blue background, band of stair-stepped diamonds in red, white, yellow.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, N15, stairs with 21-12-126 (bronze bell). December 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.