Thumb ring
90 B.C.–A.D. 40
FindspotNubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueQuartzite
Dimensionsheight x width x Diameter: 2.3 x 3.5 x 3.8 cm (7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1803
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, tomb W 311, chamber debris. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition and assigned to the MFA by the Sudanese government.about 1700–1550 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
743–712 B.C.
743–712 B.C.