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Beads

270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGlass, shell, bronze, wood
DimensionsOverall: 0.9 × 0.5 cm (3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number22-2-581a
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 179. 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
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270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
1700–1540 B.C.
String of beads
before 2960 B.C.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.