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Cylinder and ring beads
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, W859
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 0.2 cm (11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-685
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBox of partly strung disc beads that were leftovers from the bead network assembled by Mrs. Reisner. Colored beads, woven in patterns: big scarab, hieroglyph, diamonds, loose beads.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 859 [Excav. date] Mar. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.