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Ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 341; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.), tk. 1.4cm, diameter 5.2
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-48
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThumb ring, gray and white serpentine, weathered and decayed
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 341, February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.