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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
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.
Group shot: 11.2555 and 11.2564
2960–2649 B.C.
Necklace
2960–2649 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.