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Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–10 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), W231

Medium/Technique Carnelian, on bronze ring
Dimensions 0.3 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm (1/8 x 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-53a
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionOne barrel bead threaded on bronze ring, broken
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 231 January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.