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Strand of stratified eye beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. N 2
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Diameter and length (legacy): 1.7 x 1.5 cm (11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.993
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description12 dark green glass balls, ornamented with yellow and black bands and dots in low relief. Bands of black middle with yellow borders, the dots from center out are yellow, black, yellow.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Meroe Beg. N 2, original filling over step 16. 1921: 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.