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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), West 120
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-53a
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description18 fragments of at least four lentoids, black.
ProvenanceNubia, Meroe(Beg.)W120, February, 1922. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.