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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gammai, Grave 103
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number24.377
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionShort string of white shell ring beads and one blue faience ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Grave 103, objects #R2 & R3. 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Sept. 4, 1924: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.