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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb 37
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
diameter 1.1 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-343d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne large bead, sheet metal, decayed, hollow.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe Beg. West 37, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.