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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), West 125
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
0.6 x 1.5 x 1.7 cm (1/4 x 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-484e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThree fragments of three glass pendant beads, green body with design in white extending thru bead from front to back.
ProvenanceNubia, Meroe(Beg.)W125, February, 1922. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.