Advanced Search
Requires Photography
Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), Tomb W 179
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-613z
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne short cylinder bead of black glass.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia: Meroe, Beg. Tomb W179. February, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.