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Ring beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
250 B.C.–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 366; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
0.3 cm (1/8 in.), diameter 0.4cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-21
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptionseven ring beads, faded blue glaze
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 366, February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.