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Necklace
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gammai, Grave E 64
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, amethyst, agate, quartz, amazonite
Dimensions
Overall: 88 cm (34 5/8 in.) - length of necklace
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number42.142
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionGroup of large beads strung together. Includes: 12 white quartz ball beads, 3 carnelian flattened barrel beads, 1 amazonite flat oval bead with carved glyphs, 1 faceted amethyst, and 2 agate ball beads. From neck of burial, but order uncertain.
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Grave E 64, objects #2 & 3. 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Sept. 4, 1924: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.