Kushite artists of the Meroitic period were noted for their fine metalworking skills. The Museum owns none of the exquisite inlaid cloisonné and gold jewelry produced during this period, but this heavy bronze anklet with its finely incised decoration gives some idea of their talent for working bronze, a much harder metal than gold.

• Provenance

  Excavated in Nubia at Faras by the Oxford Expedition to Nubia. Received from the Egyptian Government in the division of finds. Donated to the Museum.
  
  

• Timeline of Art History (2000–present)
  Timelines

  Sudan, 1–500A.D.