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Harpokrates bracelet (attached to 24.531)
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Meroe
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Length x width: 10 × 0.6 cm (3 15/16 × 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.532
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionString of rectangular gold beads depicting the god Haropkrates. Two flat rectangles, each with human figure on one side.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Sudan, Beg. W 125. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.