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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
about 0–A.D. 20
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. N.), Tomb 5
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12448.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThirteen ring beads; blue-green.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg. N.), Tomb 5. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.