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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.) West, Tomb 323
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-30n
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSingle glass barrel bead with varicolored spiral design, br, yel, gr, wh, bl, blk, etc.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg.) West 323. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.