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Signet ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. W 18
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 1.9 × 2.1 cm (3/4 × 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.570
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThis plundered burial contained several bronze bells and several jewelry items, including ram pendants. This ring has an oval, intaglio bezel that features a king wearing the double crown and holding a whip in left hand. He is depicted seated on an open lotus.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 18.1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.