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Pebbles

712–593 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueNatural pebbles
Dimensions1.1 x 1.0 cm (7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-363d
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchaeological materials
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 596. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Prehistoric
Long Island
Arthur Garfield Dove
1925
Delta Winter
Therman Statom
1996
Necklace
Robert W. Ebendorf
1993
Stone weight?
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Seashell
before 4300 B.C.
Unworked glass
750–250 B.C.