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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
623–568 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. South), Grave 147
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); Diameter: 0.3 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12166
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionForty cylinder and many fragments of faded green body paste; seventy-eight rings, faded green; 100 red ring beads; 113 black ring beads; 103 balls, roughly made, faded. Extra: 148 rings, brownish.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South) Grave 147. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.