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Finger ring

1550–1070 B.C.
FindspotSemna Fort, under the Taharqa Temple, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueElectrum and carnelian
DimensionsBezel: 0.8 x 1.5 cm (5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Shank: 2 x 2.2 cm (13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number47.2213
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Sudan (Nubia), Semna, under the Taharqa Temple, Room p. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)

Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Group shot (top to bottom):  12.1247, 12.1248, 12.1249
1980–1630 B.C.
Signet ring
2nd—3rd century A.D.
Signet ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Finger ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Finger ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Finger ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Finger ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Finger ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Finger ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Finger ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320