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Millefiore beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. N. XVIII
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
D=1.4 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12305
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSeven large millefiore beads and fragments of another. Green with yellow, white, black design like a crown.
Excavated by the HU-MFA expedition to Meroe.
Excavated by the HU-MFA expedition to Meroe.
ProvenanceFrom Sudan. Meroe, Beg. N. XVIII: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.