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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 140
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
D.0.3 TK 0.3
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-529m
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description1 small blue and yellow glass ball bead with patches of dull gray patina.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West, Room B) Pyr. 140, 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.