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Bead net from a mummy
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length x width (mounted) 127 x 40.6 cm (50 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.1715.1-7
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Mummy trappings
DescriptionSeven woven beaded elements mounted together on padded, fabric-wrapped panel
ProvenanceExcavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.