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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
593–510 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 477; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
diameter 0.3cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-14c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptionseveral hundred ball beads
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 477 March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.