Bracelet with octagonal disc
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSilver, glass or carnelian and black stone
DimensionsOverall: Bezel depth 2.5 x diameter 6.5 cm (1 x 2 9/16 in.)
Overall: Interior of wristband 3.5 x 5.5 cm (1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Overall: Width of wrist band 2 x D of central black stone 2.2 cm (13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Overall: Interior of wristband 3.5 x 5.5 cm (1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Overall: Width of wrist band 2 x D of central black stone 2.2 cm (13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1001
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 130 #3 and #4. February, 1922:Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
305–30 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.