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Earring

90 B.C.–50 A.D.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold and enamel
DimensionsHeight: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.339
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Pyramid W 5, No 7b. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1923: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Earring
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
Ear stud
50–10 B.C.
Gold stud
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Ear stud
1st–2nd century A.D.
Ear stud
100–320
Ear stud
A.D. 90–220
Ear stud
A.D. 30–170
Ear stud
215–225