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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, Pyramid XVIII
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-59e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne polished carnelian ball bead.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West, Pyramid XVIII, February 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.