AbstractAnalytical studies of glass found at sites in Nubia (ancient Sudan) have shown the variety of glass present during ancient times. This study examines Meroitic period (c.350 bce–350 ce) glass from Nubia: here categorized as low‐lead and high‐lead. The lead (Pb) isotopes of 13 of the high‐lead sealing‐wax red and low‐lead translucent blue, translucent blue/green, colourless and red samples from the sites of Faras, Gabati and Meroe are examined by laser ablation multi‐collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐MC‐ICP‐MS) analysis to suggest an Eastern Mediterranean source for the lead due to their overlap with Egyptian and Levantine vitreous and non‐vitreous objects and five Turkish and Greek ore sources.