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Gold and carnelian earring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Object Place: The Sudan, Meroe
Medium/Technique
Gold and carnelian and amethyst
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: 0.028 Beg. W. 383
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.360
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionGold loop earring with amethyst bead and carnelian and gold pendant.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe [Excav. date] February 1923