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Beads
Nubian
Napatan period to Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Grave 156
Medium/Technique
Obsidian
Dimensions
2.00 x 2.35 cm (13/16 x 15/16 in.), tk: 1.56
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-552c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne obsidian lentoid pendant bead with tapered hole and boring groove
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West, Room B) Grave 156, 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.