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Bead
Nubian
Napatan Period
690–568 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 484; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
0.55 x 1.05 cm (9/16 x 3/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-148b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne barrel bead. (See individual record entries 23-3-148a-b)
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 484, March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.