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Rings

110–10 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Nubia
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/Techniquea) silver, b) gold
Dimensionsa) W 0.2 cm, tk. 0.1 cm
b) diameter 4.8 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-1-5a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W 165. February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
B) Ring fragments
110–10 B.C.
Group Shot: 24-2-312a & 24-2-312b
1550–1070 B.C.
Beads
315–170 B.C.
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a) late 19th century, b) about 1885
Boy's hat
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