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Earring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Gold and enamel
Dimensions
Height: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.339
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionRosette inlaid with enamel, and below, a shield from which hang three gold drops.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Pyramid W 5, No 7b. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1923: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.