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Bead
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Begarawiyah West 820
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-611b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne ball bead bored from both ends.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West 820. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.