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 viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
1700–1540 B.C.
before 2960 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.