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Beads
Beads

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 view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.
Bracelet
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beaded belt
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Thumb ring
90 B.C.–A.D. 40
Barrel bead
743–712 B.C.
Barrel bead
743–712 B.C.