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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gammai
Medium/Technique
Quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.) - length of bead
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number42.139
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionMilky quartz barrel bead.
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan). 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.