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Signet ring

40 B.C.–A.D. 114
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSilver and gold
DimensionsBezel: 1.3 x 1.8 cm (1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Shank: 2.5 x 2 cm (1 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.508
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, tomb W 134. February 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Fillet with pendants
332–150 B.C.
405–404 B.C.
110–10 B.C.
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Beads
568–555 B.C.
463–435 B.C.
468–435 B.C.