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Jewelry element: faience pendants

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7259, G 7168, G 7330-7340, G 7430-7440, G 7259, G 7168, G 7253

Thirty-four (34) faience pendants from same necklace (27-1-254), varying slightly in size (graduated); green glaze, top and bottom of each pendant black, pierced at sides with two holes; color nearly gone. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-1-254a
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7253 B, debris of room
  • Material
    Faience
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 29.2042
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/26/1927
  • Remarks
    MFA 29.2042 = 27-1-254a (33 of 34 pendants) strung with 27-1-254d (ring beads) and one loose pendant from 27-1-254a (1 of 34 pendants).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7253

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery