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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
664–640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. S. ?
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
L 1.5 to 1.6 Diameter 0.3 for cylinders/ Diameter 0.5 and TK 0.2 for ring bead
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12223
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description3 cylinder beads and fragments, green body paste, glaze faded and worn. One ring bead, faded white.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid SL. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.