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Faience amulet of uraeus; blue-green glaze; good condition. [06-12-1]

Details

ID
MFAB_11.890
Alternate IDs
MFAB_11.890; 11.890
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
Period
Greco-Roman Period, Roman Imperial
Entry Date
30 B.C. – A.D. 364
Title
Faience amulet of uraeus
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / NW corner of court / burial)
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 12.
Notes
This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1906: 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 1906.

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