Ear stud
100–320
FindspotMeroe, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold, enamel
DimensionsDiameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.551
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe: Western Cemetery, 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 the Sudan.
(Accession date: February 1, 1922)
(Accession date: February 1, 1922)
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
1st–2nd century A.D.
A.D. 90–220
A.D. 30–170
A.D. 30–170
215–225