Signet ring
2nd—3rd century A.D.
FindspotGammai, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueElectrum
DimensionsHeight x width (bezel): 2.1 x 2.1 cm (13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Height x width (shank): 3 x 2.3 cm (1 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Height x width (shank): 3 x 2.3 cm (1 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession number42.126
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Mound E, found in bronze box, object #R50. 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Sept. 4, 1924: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.
1980–1630 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
about 400
1550–1295 B.C.
623–568 B.C.