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Bead
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West)
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-654
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne barrel bead, broken
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. Group. Mar. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.