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Beaded belt
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), Meroe, Tomb W511
Medium/Technique
Quartzite, carnelian, hematite
Dimensions
Overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.543
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThirty-one bi-conical beads strung alternately with two beads of each material.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb W 511 [Excav. date] Mar. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.