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Rings
Nubian
Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. W159a
Medium/Technique
Gold, bronze
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-12-11a,b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
Descriptiona) 1 gold wire ring incised surface flattened;
b) 5 bronze wire rings ends unjoined, corroded;
b) 5 bronze wire rings ends unjoined, corroded;
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Tomb Beg. W159a: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.