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Disc beads
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), G 1 (Garstang)
Medium/Technique
Egg shell
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.35 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-498c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThree disc beads, ostrich egg.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Bergarawiyah), G1 (Garstang). 1923 : excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.