A Bracelet from Meroë This gold bracelet, dating to about 100 B.C.E., illustrates the skill of Meroë’s craftsmen as well as the kingdom’s reputation as one of the wealthiest states of the ancient world. (Nubian, Meroitic Period, 100 B.C. Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Gebel Barkal, Pyramid 8. Gold, enamel. Height x length: 1.8 x 12.5 cm (11/16 x 4 15/16 in.). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, 20.333. Photograph © 2014 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)