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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
On View
Not on view
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.
Necklace
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
Gold and carnelian necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Necklace
50–170
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Pectoral
1783–1550 B.C.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300