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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
353–335 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. S. ?
Medium/Technique
Paste and carnelian
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-4-54a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBeads as follows: a) paste cylinder beads, green, red and drab. b) paste ball, irregular. About fifty to seventy-five, green, red and drab. c) paste ring about fifty to seventy-five, red, white, green and black. d) three carnelian balls, poorly cut, and one extra bag of fragments.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid S LI. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.