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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 692
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Dia: 0.45 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-408a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description71 disc beads; (see individual entries 23-m-408a-d)
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 692, March, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.