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Beads

270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, glass, glass paste, quartzite, stone, shell
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number22-12-6a-n
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 159 A. 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
1700–1540 B.C.
String of beads
before 2960 B.C.
Beads
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300