Archer's draw ring
3rd century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
FindspotMeroe, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGranite
DimensionsDiameter: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.769
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Sudan G.1. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
4500–3800 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
