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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanirenas
40–10 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg., Pyramid N21 debris
Medium/Technique
Faience, hematite?
Dimensions
Overall: 0.7 x 0.6 cm (1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-119a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFour pear-shaped beads, seventeen faience ring beads, and one tiny hematite? barrel bead.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. Pyramid N21 debris. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.