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Beads

743–542 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueCowrie shell
Dimensions1.0 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-687c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 800,1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
String of shells
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Shells
250 B.C.–170 B.C.
Beads
712–593 B.C.
Bracelets (?)
712–690 B.C.
Cowrie shell beads
664–542B.C.
Shells, bead
1550–1070 B.C.
2625–2500 B.C.
Pair of earrings
Sam Kramer
about 1948