Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotNubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, quartz, shell
DimensionsOverall: length doubled, 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1067a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 133-2. 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
4200–3250 B.
2960–2649 B.C.
2960–2649 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320