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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. West, Pyramid 115
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
0.9 x 0.9 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 3/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-571b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBead flat back, front human head in relief- longitudinal hole for stringing.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West), 114 1921: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.