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Signet ring

270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueIron
DimensionsBezel: 1.3 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm (1/2 x 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Shank: 3 x 2.2 cm (1 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4231
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Meroitic cemetery, grave K4 / 1.1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Necklet (torque)
A.D. 30–395
Bracelet
50 B.C.–A.D. 337
Bracelet
50 B.C.–A.D. 337
Bracelet
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Signet ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Anklet
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Ring (with impression)
100 B.C.–A.D. 300