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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 127
Dimensions
D. 0.5 and D. 0.25
Accession Number
22-2-501b,c
Medium or Technique
Gold and Cornelian
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
b) 3 gold hollow hemispheres with hole. c) 2 tiny ball beads.
Provenance
From Meroe (Beg. West, Room B) Pyr. 127, 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition