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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 399; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
D 0.75 H 1.35
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-244g
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThree faience ring beads, one blue and two yellow.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 399, February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.