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Beads
Beads

Beads

712–593B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Medium/TechniqueOstrich egg shell
Dimensionsdiameter 1.1cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-2-334b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 479, February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Beads
712–690 B.C.
Amulet
712–690 B.C.
Beads
690–653 B.C.
Disc beads
743–653 B.C.
Beads
664–568 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Ostrich egg
2323–2040 B.C.