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Gold plaited hair rings
Gold plaited hair rings

Gold plaited hair rings

FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGold plated copper
DimensionsOverall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number14.1404
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma K333-20, 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Earring
2040–1640 B.C.
Big Pimpin'
Tanya Crane
2014
Red Enamel Pin
John Iversen
1989
Pendant
Ibram Lassaw
about 1972
Marine Creature Pin
Florence Resnikoff
1970
Quivering Camellia bracelet
Gene Verri (Verrecchio)
1938
Covered Box on Stand
Marie Zimmermann
about 1925–35
Finial
Unidentified artist
mid-13th century
Pair of earrings
Joan Parcher
1993