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Bead

Nubian
Napatan Period
664–568 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 480; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan

Medium/Technique Shell
Dimensions 1.0 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-178e
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionNne cowrie shells, broken back.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 480, March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.