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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
712–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 657
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
d. 0.4 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-476f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne ball bead, chipped.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 657, March, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.