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)
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
1st–2nd century A.D.
A.D. 90–220
A.D. 30–170