Bead
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli, silver
DimensionsLength: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.811
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb Beg. W 486 [Excav. date] March 1, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
743–712 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
2625–2500 B.C.
305–30 B.C.