Ear stud
215–225
FindspotMeroe, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold, enamel
DimensionsDiameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.491
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. N 16. 1921: 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: March 1, 1921)
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)
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.
100–320
A.D. 90–220
A.D. 30–170
A.D. 30–170