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Beads and fragments
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg., W179
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 6 x 0.4 cm (1 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-425
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFragments of panels from a box with finely incised detail. Also 4 nails not mentioned in OR. fig. 131 d,e,f
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W179. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.