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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe-Begarawiyeh
Medium/Technique
Faience, glass, carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 0.5 x 0.6 cm (3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-45a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description6 blue-green cylinder, about 30 small blue-green ring, 24 dark blue, transparent glass, 3 blue-green faience disc, 1 carnelian disc.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt. Meroe-Beg. N13 A and B debris. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.