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Inlay piece
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Sudan, Meroe, Beg. N. VII
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.) at greatest diameter
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12463.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionDark blue inlay piece; flattened ball shape. Unregistered.
Several strips of dark blue glass inlay in different widths. Found with a tag identifying them as 21-12-103d, which is transparent blue glass.
Excavated by the HU-MFA expedition to Meroe.
Several strips of dark blue glass inlay in different widths. Found with a tag identifying them as 21-12-103d, which is transparent blue glass.
Excavated by the HU-MFA expedition to Meroe.
ProvenanceFrom Sudan. Meroe, Beg. N. VII