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Beads
Nubian
Napatan Period
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 609
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-133
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwelve barrel beads of red carnelian and fragments of another. Three have been bored straight through from one side, nine (including 2 largest) bored from both sides - apparently one bored from one side as far as possible and then if hole went crooked, bored in from other side.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 609. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.