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Beads
Nubian
Napatan period to Meroitic Period
750 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Begarawiyah, Southern Hilltop
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 1.6 x 0.4 cm (5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12027.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSmall cylinder beads. 18 plus fragments yellow body paste, and 2 plus fragments white greenish body paste.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe, Beg., Southern Hilltop, under black rock, surface debris: 1921; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.