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Silver ring fragments
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Natakamani
0–A.D. 20
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. N. XXII
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
seal - 1.2 x 0.80 cm; ring - 0.04 cm
tiny rings - diameter 0.7
tiny rings - diameter 0.7
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-23
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
Descriptiona) Fragment of small signet ring, much corroded oval seal - design illegible. b) Four tiny wire rings, corroded, broken.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid XXII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.