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Gold and carnelian pendant necklace
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Object Place: The Sudan, Meroe
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, gold, faience
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: 0.585 W. 263
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.364
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionDecorated gold pendants strung with two carnelian and one faience beads between.
ProvenanceFindspot Information: Meroe [Excav. date] January 1923