Finger ring
90–50 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueElectrum with remnants of enamel
DimensionsBezel: 1 x 1.6 cm (3/8 x 5/8 in.)
Shank: 1.9 x 2.3 cm (3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Shank: 1.9 x 2.3 cm (3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.514
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 179. January 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
960–1234
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th–19th century
about 3rd century B.C., 771–256 B.C.
early to mid-19th century
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Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1814-19
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[Three Figures Seated at an Open Window]
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Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1819–23