Beads

690–664 B.C.

FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)

Medium/TechniqueRed Paste

Dimensions0.3 x 0.45 cm (1/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession number23-M-115

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Not on view

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

Collections

Jewelry
Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East

ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 609. March 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.

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690–653 B.C.

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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulets

690–664 B.C.

Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

690–664 B.C.

690–664 B.C.

690–664 B.C.

712–653 B.C.