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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
743–542 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb 844
Medium/Technique
Egg shell
Dimensions
Diameter: .65 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-693c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwo disc beads, ostrich eggs.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. West 844). 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.