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Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 179, from the neck.; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan

Medium/Technique Shell
Dimensions Overall: 0.4 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-580L
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

Description6 ball beads (5 whole, 2 fragments)
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 179, from the neck. February, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.