Scaraboid in ring mount
712–653 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGold and steatite
DimensionsOverall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.846
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 846. March 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
1648–1540 B.C.
1479–1425 B.C.
1356–1332 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2050–1700 B.C.
1991–1295 B.C.
about 1640–1550 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
3850–3650 B.C.