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Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg., N56 between A&B
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Other: 1.6 x 1.6 cm (5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-79b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwelve whole beads and fragments of ball beads N II, N LVI. Ball beads, dark opaque blue ground with gilt curving stripes inlaid and opaque white patches with yellow center surrounded by blue line.
One unregistered bead: millefiore technique of mosaic design- black/blue, red, light red, yellow
One unregistered bead: millefiore technique of mosaic design- black/blue, red, light red, yellow
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe, Beg., N56 between A&B. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.