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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 551
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Ring beads diameter 0.5 cm (3/16 in.) ; cylindrical beads L 1.1
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-254a,b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptionfew cylinder beads; 20 ring beads
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 551, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.