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Quartz, carnelian, gold necklace

270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold, carnelian, quartz
DimensionsLegacy dimension: L of string 0.430
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.522
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFindspot Information: From Meroe [Excav. date] Feb. 1922
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.
String of beads
4200–3250 B.
Group shot: 11.2555 and 11.2564
2960–2649 B.C.