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Beads and fragments
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 5; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, faience, stone
Dimensions
a) D: 0.8; b) D: 0.8; c) L: 10cm W: 0.8
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-199
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionCarnelian ball bead; blue, yellow and white faience ring beads; pear shaped pebble; also included are some remnants of other beads. See: 23.816
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 5 January 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.