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Millefiore face beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg., W308, No. 27
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.830a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionNine diamond shaped translucent green, with full face human head in millefiori in center. Some imperfect.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe: W308, No. 27. January 28, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.