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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Object Place: Nubia (Sudan), W 179, Meroe
Medium/Technique
Glass
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.991b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionGlass barrel beads. Black with a central zone of black and white veining [Imitation agate?]. Short string.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 179. 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.