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Beads, amulets
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia; Findspot: Nubia, Meroe, W 156
Medium/Technique
Agate
Dimensions
0.96 x 0.65 cm (3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-552g
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionOne agate barrel, bored from both ends with tapered hole, two boring grooves, one at each end
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 156. February, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.