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Beads

712–593 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueAmethystine quartz
Dimensions0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-M-572e
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 796,1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Miniature situla
743–712 B.C.
Woman's fibula (pin)
Pat Garrett
1978
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.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Beads
750–250 B.C.
Beads
750–250 B.C.
Bead
750–250 B.C.