Ear stud
1st–2nd century A.D.
Object PlaceMeroe (Beg.), Nubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), NUbia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold, enamel
DimensionsDiameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.550
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe: tomb W 179, in a bronze box. 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 the Sudan.
(Accession date: February 1, 1922)
(Accession date: February 1, 1922)
250–100 B.C.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
50–10 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
100–320
A.D. 90–220
A.D. 30–170