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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe, Beg. W 235; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Dimensions
0.55 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-51a
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwo ball beads, bright blue-green.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 235. January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.