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 viewClassificationsUnclassifiable 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.
332–305 B.C.
3rd to 1st century B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
664–332 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D. 364