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Finger ring

270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotGammai, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSilver and faience
DimensionsBezel: 1.3 x 2 x 0.4 cm (1/2 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Shank: 2.2 x 2.4 cm (7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession number42.128
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Grave Z 4, object #R15. 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.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2010–1961 B.C.
Assorted beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Scarab
945-660 B.C.
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Finger ring
40 B.C.–A.D. 114