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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
50 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 339; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
1.2 cm (1/2 in.), diameter 0.8
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-61b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptionone green glass bead
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 339, February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.