Ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
185–10 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 333; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Dimensions
Bezel mount: 1.4 x 1.8 x 0.2 cm (9/16 x 11/16 x 1/16 in.) Shank:: 2.1 x 2.1 cm (13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Accession Number
23-2-15c.1
Medium or Technique
Gold, iron
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Gold ring, missing bezel, heavily encrusted. Iron fragments in band.
Provenance
From Meroe, Beg. W. 333. February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition