Gold nugget pendant
700–500 B.C.
FindspotNubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsOverall: 3.3 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.311
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 859. 1923: 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.
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A.D. 30–364
305–30 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.
305–30 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.