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Beads

369–340 B.C.
FindspotBeg. South, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, gold, glass
Dimensionscarnelian bead - D0.5; gold ball bead - D0.2; eyeball beads - D0.7
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21-1-33j
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid XXIV. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.