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Disc beads

743–653 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueOstrich egg shell
DimensionsD 0.95 TK 0.2
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-568
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West 774. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
A.D. 266–283
Beads
712–690 B.C.
Amulet
712–690 B.C.
Beads
690–653 B.C.
Beads
712–593B.C.
743–542 B.C.
664–593 B.C.
Beads
664–568 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Ostrich egg
2323–2040 B.C.