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Beads

270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotMeroe, Beg., Nubia
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueFaience, glass, stone, glass paste
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-1-38b-f
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W214A, b= from left hand, c = from neck, e = 4 from right hand, f = from neck. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
315–170 B.C.
String of beads
332–50 B.C.
Beads
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
Necklace
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.