String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, gold, faience
DimensionsOverall: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.) length of string.
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.851
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia: Meroe, Beg.W Tomb 571, floor debris. [Excav. date] March 4, 1923.1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
1700–1550 B.C.
2400–2050 B.C.