Beads
593–510 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniquePorphyry syanite
Dimensions1.0 cm (3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-215
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 477 March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
760–332 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
1550–332 B.C.
3100–2800 B.C.
3100–2630 B.C.
2960–2770 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.