Finger ring in the form of a rearing cobra
100–320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 3.3 x 1.9 cm (1 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.515
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 179. 1922: 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.
(Accession date: February 1, 1922)
(Accession date: February 1, 1922)
743–712 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.