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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 140
Medium/Technique
Glass
Glass
Glass
Dimensions
L 0.5 Dia 0.4
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-530k
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne black glass barrel bead with silver gray patina, apparently made fisrt as a cylinder and then dressed down .
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West) Pyr. 140, 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.