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Finger ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gammai, Mound E
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Depth x diameter: 0.3 x 2.1 cm (1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number42.135
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionElectrum. Plain band, convexo-concave.
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Mound E, found in bronze box, object #R43. 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Aug. 14, 1924: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.