Bead
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotGammai, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueQuartz
DimensionsOverall: 2 cm (13/16 in.) - length of bead
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession number42.139
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan). 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Sept. 4, 1924: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
664–525 B.C.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.