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Bead
Nubian
Napatan Period
712–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 685
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
1.45 cm (9/16 in.), Dia: 0.35
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-398b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptionone blue cylinder bead
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 685, March, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.