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Ram's head earring
Nubian
Napatan Period
550–500 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Meroe, Beg. W. 443
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Height x length: 3 x 1.6 cm (1 3/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.333
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionGold ram's head earring with two uraeii and the sun disc, rosette on the back.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 443. 1923: 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.
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