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Finger ring with a ram's head bezel
Nubian
Meroitic Period
100–320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. W 179
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 2 x 2.4 cm (1 3/8 x 13/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.485
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThe burial chamber of this tomb was unplundered and a significant amount of jewelry was recovered. There were rings on both hands and in boxes. The bezel on this particular ring is in the shape of a ram's head crowned with horns, disc, feathers, and two uraei.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 179. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: February 1, 1922)
(Accession date: February 1, 1922)