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Cowrie shell beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–10 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), W231
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
0.5 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm (3/16 x 7/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-52
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description22cowrie shells,backs cut off,two very large size
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 231 January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.