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Small faience [Heh] amulet (cf. 28-3-9, but smaller); faded green glaze; broken in half. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_28-3-11
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    G 7691 A, debris of grave
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Width: .9 cm Length: 1.3 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 28.1364
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/14/1928
  • Remarks
    Original identification as "Roman" grave changed in red pencil to read "Late Dynasty VI (G.A.R.)"; "original grave was OK over which a Ptolemaic grave had been made" (G.A.R.); "all these amulets [presumably 28-3-1 through 28-3-11] are of characteristic Dynasty 5 design".
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7691

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 3