Fragment of carnelian

90–10 B.C.

FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)

Medium/TechniqueCarnelian

Dimensions0.6 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm (1/4 x 1/2 x 11/16 in.)

Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession number22-2-459a

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects

Collections

ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 27 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.

203–186 B.C.

315–170 B.C.

315–170 B.C.

185–50 B.C.

1550–1070 B.C.

305–30 B.C.

305–30 B.C.

305–30 B.C.