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Fragment of a ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, tomb W 454
Medium/Technique
Silver
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-304d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThis fragmentary ring, from a plundered burial, was found in the thieve's debris. Only the shank survives; the bezel is missing.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 454. February 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.