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Bead
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
315–270 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid I
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
1.6 x .4 cm (5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12010
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne cylinder bead yellow (or buff) paste also found w/but not in object register--small pottery fragment.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South Pyramid I. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.