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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
110 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe, W 162; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-25b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThree barrel beads.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 162. February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.