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Scaraboid

743–653 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueStone, quartz
DimensionsOverall: 0.4 x 0.8 x 1.1cm (3/16 x 5/16 x 7/16in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-855
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West, W541 burial. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Bead
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Amulet of bird
664–525 B.C.
Beads
750–250 B.C.
Beads
750–250 B.C.
Bead
750–250 B.C.