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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
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

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.