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String of beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gammai, Grave Z 4
Medium/Technique
Quartz, carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.) - length of necklace
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number42.140
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionString of 61 white quartz barrel beads with carnelian heart amulet in center.
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Grave Z 4, object #R43a-b. 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.