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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
698–623 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb 846
Medium/Technique
Garnet
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-663a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionDouble cone garnet.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. West 846). 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.