© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Nubian Art

Archer's Thumb Ring

CultureNubian

PeriodMeroitic

Date332 BCE-323 CE

MediumPorphyry

Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund

Dimensions2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.4 cm)

Object number2004.028.002

Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
Published ReferencesPeter Lacovara and Jasper Gaunt, "From Pharaohs to Emperors: Egyptian, Near Eastern & Classical Antiquities at Emory," Minerva (January/February 2006): 9-16.

ProvenanceEx private collection, France. Purchased by MCCM from Charles Ede Ltd., London, England.

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