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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
263 B.C.–A.D. 248
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, PYR VIII
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Dia 0.25 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-98
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFew blue glazed faience beads, one blue stone ball bead, bored and few gold flakes.
ProvenanceGebel Barkal; PYR VIII; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.