Finger ring with scarab
653–643 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold and microcline (amazonite)
DimensionsLegacy dimension: diameter of ring approximately .022; length of scarab .013; width of scarab .009
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.259
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri 20, tomb of Atlanersa. February 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
555–542 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
568–555 B.C.
653–643 B.C.
593–568 B.C.