Beads
664–568 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Medium/TechniqueOstrich egg shell
Dimensions0.7 cm (1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-178i
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 480, March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
A.D. 266–283
712–690 B.C.
712–690 B.C.
690–653 B.C.
712–593B.C.
743–542 B.C.
664–593 B.C.
743–653 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.