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Signet ring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
200–320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. W 106
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Height x width (Bezel): 1.2 x 1.5 cm (1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Height x width (Shank): 2.6 x 2 cm (1 x 13/16 in.)
Height x width (Shank): 2.6 x 2 cm (1 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.568
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionFound in the partly plundered tomb with archer's artifacts, this ring has a circular, intaglio bezel that features a profile vulture standing on a uraeus.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 106. 1922: 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: January 1, 1922).
(Accession date: January 1, 1922).