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Bead

90 B.C.–A.D. 40
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueMud
Dimensions1.2 x 1.0 cm (1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-2-133n
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 415. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Strings of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Bead
A.D. 134–140
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
2400–1550 B.C.