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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
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.
String of beads
4200–3250 B.
Necklace
2960–2649 B.C.
Necklace
2960–2649 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
Beads
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.