Beads
40–10 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Beg., Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, hematite?
DimensionsOverall: 0.7 x 0.6 cm (1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number22-1-119a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. Pyramid N21 debris. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
760–332 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
760–332 B.C. (?)
2323–2150 B.C.
380–332 B.C.
1070–332 B.C.
2061–1783 B.C.
332–50 B.C.
3rd century B.C., 305–200 B.C.
650–600 B.C.