Beads
698–653 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueShells
DimensionsWidth x length:1.1 x 1.6 cm (7/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-M-607e
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia Meroe (Beg.) W818 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan
3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
690–653 B.C.
84–69 B.C.
late 20th century