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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
110–10 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), W166
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
bead width 0.9 Tk 0.8
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-17C
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBall bead, pale grayish blue glazed.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 166 January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.