Beads

Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40

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Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb 37

Dimensions

Overall: Largest 0.4 cm (3/16 in.) Other: Smallest 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)

Accession Number

23-2-343b

Medium or Technique

Carnelian

Not On View

Collections

Jewelry, The Ancient World

Classifications

Beads

Provenance

From Beg. West 37, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.

Credit Line

Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition