Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueQuartzite
DimensionsOverall: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.863
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroë, Tomb Beg. W 193. [Excav. date] January 2, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.about 1700–1550 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
90 B.C.–A.D. 40
743–712 B.C.
743–712 B.C.