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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of an unidentified ruler
519–487 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. S. Grave 69
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
1.3 x .3 cm (1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12288
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description90 + fragments of green faded cylinder beads; 28 red cylinder beads; 30 missing cylinder beads; 125 ball beads, roughly made, faded; 1668 ring beads faded green; 428 black ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Grave 69. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.