Ear stud
50–10 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold, enamel
DimensionsDiameter: 1.45 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.845
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Western Cemetery, Tomb Beg. W 165 B, over mastaba/thieves' debris. January 1, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1923: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
250–100 B.C.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
1st–2nd century A.D.
100–320
A.D. 90–220
A.D. 30–170