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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gammai, Mound E, debris
Medium/Technique
Quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 132 cm (51 15/16 in.) - length of necklace
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number42.141
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description189 opaque white quartz barrel beads strung together.
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Mound E, debris, object #R2. 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: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.