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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.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.
String of beads
4200–3250 B.
Barrel bead
2465–2323 B.C.
Necklace
2960–2649 B.C.