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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of unknown ruler
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 125
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-482b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description424 slender barrel beads, into fragments of 50-100 others, same color - light green to yellow showing (just faint traces of green). Mostly have more or less dull black patina.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West) Pyr. 125, 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.