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Signet ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
110–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. N 20
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Bezel: 1.7 x 1.9 cm (11/16 x 3/4 in.)
Shank: 2.5 x 2.2 cm (1 x 7/8 in.)
Shank: 2.5 x 2.2 cm (1 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.569
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionAlthough the tomb was plundered, several items of jewelry were left behind. On the bezel is a very wide broad collar, above which is a frontal representation of the human-headed Amen (Amen of Thebes) wearing a double-plumed crown. He is flanked by two ram's heads with double-plumed crown upon horizontal pairs of horns (Amen of Napata).
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. N, Pyramid N 20. December, 1921: 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.