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Finger ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, tomb 140
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
1.5 x .25 x .05 cm (9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-526c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThis finger ring is an uninscribed gold band. Found with a gold wire and an enameled gold earstud on the coffin bench.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe West, tomb 140, the coffin bench. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.