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Finger ring with a key-shaped bezel
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 30–175
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, tomb W 179
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-2-582
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionLock and Key
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 179. February 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.