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Ring

185–10 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Medium/TechniqueGold, iron
DimensionsBezel mount: 1.4 x 2 x 0.3 cm (9/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in.)
Shank: 2.1 x 2.2 cm (13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-2-15c.2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 333. February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.