Bead
A.D. 62–85
FindspotMeroe, Beg. North, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueC- amazon stone
Dimensionsc- 0.6 x 0.5
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21-3-691c
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. North, Pyramid XVIII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
623–568 B.C.
743–643 B.C.
A.D. 62–85
315–170 B.C.
about A.D. 150–192; first recut about A.D. 210–267; second recut about A.D. 400
First half of the 6th century CE
2400–1550 B.C.
ab) 1840–60, c) 20th century
about 1835