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Bead
Nubian
Napatan Period
743–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), 753
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
D: 1.1
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-454d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne disc bead shell
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 753. February 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.