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Beaded belt
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), Meroe, Tomb W859
Medium/Technique
Amazonite and carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 106.5 cm (41 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.544
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionSixty-four biconical beads strung alternately: thirty-two of each material.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb W 859 [Excav. date] Mar. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.