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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 179; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
.85 x 1.1 x .55 cm (5/16 x 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-570b
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionNine univalve spiral shells
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 179. February, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.