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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 179; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
D: 0.8, Tk.: 0.35 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-612a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionMiscellaneous glass beads, including a large black ring bead, two black glass beads with white cross lines (b), a reddish ball bead (c) and two small white ball beads (d).
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 179. February, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.