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Beaded belt

270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia(Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueQuartzite, carnelian, hematite
DimensionsOverall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.543
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb W 511 [Excav. date] Mar. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
760–332 B.C.
String of beads and amulets
760–332 B.C. (?)
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320