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Bead
Nubian
Napatan period to Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe, W 248; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
.92 x 0.75 cm (3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-65a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBarrel bead, pinkish strung on fragment of gold wire
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 248. February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.