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Jewelry: copper earring

Copper earring; hollow pear-shaped (flattened) drop with hook passing through eyelet, relief on both sides, made of two halves, one overlapping edges of other. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-12-1
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Earrings
  • Findspot
    G 2382 [(originally thought to be a tomb, but now known to be a jumbled deposit of limestone blocks from other nearby tombs)], [Senedjemib complex court], above late inclined pavement
  • Material
    Copper
  • Dimensions
    Length: pendant only: 2.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.3403
  • Period
    Late Period
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/01/1912
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2382

    • Site Name Western Cemetery