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Bead
Nubian
Napatan period to Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe, W 247; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
0.4 x 0.4 cm (3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-66c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne small barrel bead, white-bodied, blue glaze.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 247. February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.