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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 140
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
D. 0.4
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-528h
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description14 small irregular bead fragments of translucent amber colored glass. Vessel fragment? Fragments with blue and white patina.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West, Room B) Pyr. 140, 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.