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Bead and pendant
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. W 156
Medium/Technique
Agate; gold
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-553a,c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptiona) Agate pendant with reddish striations, highly polished; c)Gold ball bead.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 156. 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.