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Beads, pendants

FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueStone, faience, glass, carnelian, shell, quartzite
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number22-12-5a-l
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 159 A, thieves debris. 1922:Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
1550–1070 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Beaded belt
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300