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String of beads
String of beads

String of beads

270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, glass, silver
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.817
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb Beg. W 308, Body [Excav. date] January 28, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
String of beads
332 B.C.–337 A.D.
String of beads
1550–1295 B.C.
Beads
760–332 B.C.