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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 140
Medium/Technique
Faience
Glass
Glass
Dimensions
L 0.2 to 0.45 Dia 0.3 to 0.47
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-530m
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description53 small faience bal beads, some varaition in size and color, white, brown, faded red, yellow, green, blue, gray.
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.