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Beads, fragments
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. W 171
Medium/Technique
Iron oxide, glass
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-556b-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFragment; iron oxide irregular shape (b); 11 glass ball beads poor condition including 1 gilded and covered with translucent glass, now gray, plus three other fragments (c); 23 ball beads green translucent glass, various sizes (d).
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 171. 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.