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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 179; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-613p
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne 14-sided bead of blue glass.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 179. February, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.