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Millefiore ball bead
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), N15
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.766
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionGlass ball; mottled red and yellow "mille fiori". Yellow and red and other marbelized.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, N15. December 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.