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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
185–50 B.C.
Object Place: Meroe, Beg., W23
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
diameter 0.7cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-65f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptionone shell disc bead
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W23, February, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition. Assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.