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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
698–623 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb 846
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter x Length: 0.53 x 0.6 cm (3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-663c
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSix pendant beads of blue faience, peirced lengthwise and varying in size (workman x).
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.