Signet ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotGammai, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueElectrum
DimensionsLegacy dimension: Ring 0.019 x 0.021 Bezel D 0.016
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession number42.127
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Mound E, found in bronze box, object #R48. 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; Aug. 14, 1924: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.
1980–1630 B.C.
2nd—3rd century A.D.
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.