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Bronze coin

Bronze coin; (obverse) male head barely visible, surface very much worn, (reverse) surface completely eaten away. [07-2-96]

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.1055
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Coins
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J1 = pillared hall 27, between N wall and pillar 1)
  • Material
    Bronze
  • Dimensions
    Diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Greco-Roman Period
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1909: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)
  • Remarks
    Registration number obtained from publication; no registration records available for 1907.

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Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 261.