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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 609
Medium/Technique
Quartzite, quartz crystal
Dimensions
diameter 0.9 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-137
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionEight ball beads, one of green-glazed quartzite and seven of green-glazed quartz crystal, small bore from both sides or from one side only - traces of green glaze in several, all cracked by heat.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 609. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.