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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–50 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, W 5
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
d. 0.3 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-190c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionShort cylindrical beads, blue glaze, faience.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 5. January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.