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Beads

40 B.C.–A.D. 40
FindspotMeroe, Nubia
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold, amazonite ?
Dimensions0.5 cm (3/16 in.) dia 0.5
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-1-39a
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 214 January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.