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Fragments of a finger ring with uraei
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, tomb W 453
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
1.1 x 1.1 cm (7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-299a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThese ring fragments, along with other jewelry items, was found in the thieve's debris of a plundered burial. Originally the ring had a central bezel featuring a sun disk flanked by uraei.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 453. February 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.