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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
712–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Grave 786
Medium/Technique
Shell and faience
Dimensions
Dia: 0.5
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-508
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionStrand of shell beads - disc shaped, 12 purple beads - disc, 1 cowrie shell, one large disc bead and several fragments - unclassifiable
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West) Grave 786. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.