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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of an unidentified ruler
431–404 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. S. Mastaba LXIII
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
1.8 x .4 cm (11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11976
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description26 green cylinder body paste; 13 white cylinder body paste; 3 red cylinder body paste; 15 white balls body paste roughly made; 8 black rings, body paste; 25 red rings, body paste; 30 blue beads missing
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Mastaba LXIII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.