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Beads, fragments of stone, and amulet

690–664 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, stone, ivory
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-M-171d
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 609. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
String of beads
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
String of beads
332–50 B.C.
Beads
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
String of beads
305–30 B.C.