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Rosette buttons

405–404 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueSilver/ Gold
DimensionsDiameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.299
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom the Tomb of Baskanabran (Pyramid 17 at Nuri), March 1917: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Fillet with pendants
332–150 B.C.
Signet ring
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
110–10 B.C.
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Beads
568–555 B.C.
463–435 B.C.
468–435 B.C.