Beads
90–10 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, on bronze ring
Dimensions0.3 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm (1/8 x 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-1-53a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 231 January, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
712–690 B.C.
7th–4th century B.C.
4200–3250 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
