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Beads

690–664 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueQuartz crystal
Dimensions0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-M-138
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.
Blue-glazed quartz beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Amulets
2400–1550 B.C.
String of ball beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Pendant
743–653 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Cylindrical beaker
2490–2472 B.C.