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Fragment of silver (?) earring; bent out of shape.

Details

ID
MFAB_11.954
Alternate IDs
11.954; MFAB_11.954
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Jewelry & adornment-Earrings
Period
Greco-Roman Period, Roman Imperial
Entry Date
30 B.C. – A.D. 364
Title
Jewelry: silver (?) earring fragment
Medium
Silver (?)
Dimensions
Overall: 0.4 x 3 cm (3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / NW corner of court / burial)
Notes
This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 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)

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