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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 0.62 to 0.70 Dia 0.4 to 0.5
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-530L
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwo black bodied glass barrel beads with longitudinal white and blue band. These beads were made from glass strip which was rolled up into shape while plastic. The seams are invisible and one bead has dull black patina.
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.