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Bead

A.D. 134–140
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueMud
Dimensionsdiameter 4.0; tk. 2.3
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.12362
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid XLI. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Strings of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Bead
90 B.C.–A.D. 40
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
2400–1550 B.C.