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Bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 90–246
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb 102
Medium/Technique
Paste (?)
Dimensions
2.0 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-533
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne orange-colored, poligonal bead.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West) 102. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.