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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 view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.
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.
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320