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Double-cone beads
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
698–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid 118
Medium/Technique
Amethyst
Dimensions
diameter 0.7 cm, th. 0.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12114.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Descriptionc) Two double-cone amethyst beads.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid 118. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.