Bead
712–690 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueFilled silver
Dimensions0.7 cm (3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-116f
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 486 March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.712–690 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
late 18th century
18th–19th century
