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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
698–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid 118
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
ring beads - diameter 0.5 cm, th. 0.5 cm
cylinder bead - H 1.1 cm, diameter 0.3-0.2 cm
barrel beads - H 0.4 cm, diameter 0.3-0.2 cm,
cylinder bead - H 1.1 cm, diameter 0.3-0.2 cm
barrel beads - H 0.4 cm, diameter 0.3-0.2 cm,
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12114.4
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptiond) Eight gold ring beads, granulated work. Cylinder bead. Twenty-five barrel beads. Floor debris.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid 118. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.