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Finger ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
332 B.C.–A.D. 364
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, tomb W 214
Medium/Technique
Silver, enamel, human bone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: 0.023
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.847
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThe intact burial contained an adult skeleton in the remains of a wooden coffin. Amulets and jewelry were found in situ on the body. This ring was found on a finger of the right hand. The rectangular bezel is inlaid with a glass inset featuring a sacred eye.
Silver finger ring with blue enamel decoration, broken into five parts and incomplete. Finger bone remains with it.
Silver finger ring with blue enamel decoration, broken into five parts and incomplete. Finger bone remains with it.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 214. January 10, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.