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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 view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Amulet of bird
664–525 B.C.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Beads
750–250 B.C.
Beads
750–250 B.C.
Bead
750–250 B.C.