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Beads

712–593 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCowrie shell
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-815e
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West) 502 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
String of shells
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Shells
250 B.C.–170 B.C.
Bracelets (?)
712–690 B.C.
Cowrie shell beads
664–542B.C.
Beads
743–542 B.C.
Shells, bead
1550–1070 B.C.
2625–2500 B.C.
Pair of earrings
Sam Kramer
about 1948