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Fragments of gold foil and chip of carnelian

185–50 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGold, carnelian
Dimensionschip of carnelian: 1.5 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number22-1-586c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West), 14. January 1922: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.