Ring
1850-1899 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The simple geometric design of this ring is typical of traditional silver from the whole North African region. The patterns vary slightly from place to place, identifying this example as coming from Nubia in the extreme south of Egypt.
It was part of a large bequest of Oriental Silver Ornaments received by the Museum in 1904, when it was described as possibly North African.
It was part of a large bequest of Oriental Silver Ornaments received by the Museum in 1904, when it was described as possibly North African.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Silver band ring with seven projecting conical bosses, Nubia (Egypt), 1850-1899. |
| Physical description | Silver band ring with a row of seven conical domes along its length with vertical bars of ring punches between them. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Edmond Dresden |
| Object history | Accessions register entry: 'Finger-ring of silver. / A flat band with seven conical bosses separated by chased bands. / North African? / Diam. 1 1/16 in., W 3/8in. Flat strip of metal, ends welded together, 7 protruding bosses.' |
| Summary | The simple geometric design of this ring is typical of traditional silver from the whole North African region. The patterns vary slightly from place to place, identifying this example as coming from Nubia in the extreme south of Egypt. It was part of a large bequest of Oriental Silver Ornaments received by the Museum in 1904, when it was described as possibly North African. |
| Bibliographic reference | For similar, see:
Schienerl, R. and Bachinger P.W. ‘Silberschmuck aus Ägypten’, Frankfurt, Galerie Exler & Co. 1984, fig. 80
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 258-1904 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2003 |
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