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Finger ring

40 B.C.–A.D. 114
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSilver and faience
DimensionsBezel: 1.9 x 1.1 x 0.3 cm (3/4 x 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Shank: 2.1 x 1.9 cm (13/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.1463
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 454. February 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Finger ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2010–1961 B.C.
Assorted beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Scarab
945-660 B.C.
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320