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Finger ring

185–10 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGold sheet over organic core
DimensionsLegacy dimension: D. 0.020
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.423
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 333. February 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Finger ring
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