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Fragmentary signet ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 115–119
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, tomb 17
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Bezel: 1.1 x 1.3 x 0.2 cm (7/16 x 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Shank: 2 x 1.8 cm (13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Shank: 2 x 1.8 cm (13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.16722
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThis fragmentary ring was recovered from an undecorated, rectangular burial chamber with few artifacts. Dating is uncertain. Part of the shank is missing and the intaglio on the bezel is illegible.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, tomb 17 (private). 1916: 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.