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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, (Beg. N.), Tomb XXII
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Dimensions
Overall: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-130
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne cross-shaped amazonite bead.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. N.), Tomb XXII . 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.