Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, quartzite, amazon stone
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.429
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb Beg. W 453. [Excav. date] February 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.A.D. 62–85
623–568 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
2040–1640 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.