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Beads, amulets
Nubian
Meroitic Period
185–10 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia; Findspot: Nubia, Meroe, W 154
Medium/Technique
Faience, stone
Dimensions
1.92 x 1.05 x 1.15 cm (3/4 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-551c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionDrop pendant bead of white stone with tapered hole but no boring hole.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 154. February, 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.