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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Tomb W 787, Meroe
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: length of string, 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.834
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionSeven blue and green faience cylinder beads (1 broken), 4 biconical beads, 6 mottled black and white paste ball beads, 2 ring beads and 3 fragments with a broken faience amulet. (Strung together but not in original manner).
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb W 787. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.