Beads and fragments
90–50 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, faience, stone
Dimensionsa) D: 0.8; b) D: 0.8; c) L: 10cm W: 0.8
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-1-199
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 5 January 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
305–30 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
Naqada II (Gezean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1550 B.C.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
2040–1640 B.C.