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Beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–50 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, W 5
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) largest
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-184b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOriginal 23-1-184 beads incorporated into necklace 23.390 (image of necklace on file).
Remaining beads: 1 red glass imitation cowrie shell; 1 blue and yellow striped cylinder bead; [1 small gold fastener 23-1-18a will be stored with the gold items.]
Remaining beads: 1 red glass imitation cowrie shell; 1 blue and yellow striped cylinder bead; [1 small gold fastener 23-1-18a will be stored with the gold items.]
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Western Cemetery, Beg. W 5. January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1923: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.