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Finger ring of King Taharqa

690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsDiamter x thickness: 2.6 x 0.9 cm (1 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.250
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1917: 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.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)