B) Ring fragments
110–10 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Nubia
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/Techniqueb) silver and bronze
Dimensionsone ring - 1.1 cm x 1.0 cm
other ring - 0.8 cm x 0.6+ cm
other ring - 0.8 cm x 0.6+ cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-1-8
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.110–10 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
A.D. 62–85
315–170 B.C.
26–20 B.C.
late 15th–early 16th century
a) 1725–50; b) about 1740
a) late 19th century, b) about 1885
a) late 19th century, b) about 1885