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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, Pyramid XVIII
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-594a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne hundred and twenty-six short cylindrical beads, blue, gray and 2 common rings.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West, Pyramid XVIII, January 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.