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Beads

270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe, Beg., Nubia
Medium/TechniqueFaience, glass, glass paste, carnelian
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-1-275a-l
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg., W284. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Ball beads
30–A.D. 40
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
String of beads
332 B.C.–337 A.D.