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Beads

Medium/TechniqueGlass, agate, ivory
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24-3-791a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Semna S-588; 1924 excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Bracelet
A.D. 364–476
Beads
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
String of beads
332 B.C.–337 A.D.
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Cylindrical bead
2400–1550 B.C.
Barrel bead
743–712 B.C.