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Faience beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Shanakdakhete
170–150 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. N. XI
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
d 5.0
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12334.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne yellow ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. N. XI. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.