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Jewelry: alabaster (?) hair-rings

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2 of 2 • White stone and ivory open rings (hair-rings): top row: [street G 7500] 28-4-210 (= MFA 28.1457, one ring), 27-4-1224 (= MFA 27.2011, two rings); middle row: [top of stairs between G 7520 and G 7530-7540: G 7530] 28-4-161 (= MFA 28.1449, two rings), [street G 7500] 28-4-197 (= MFA 28.1456, two rings); bottom row: [street G 7500 S] 28-5-137 (= MFA 28.1503, one ring)
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White stone and ivory open rings (hair-rings): top row: [street G 7500] 28-4-210 (= MFA 28.1457, one ring), 27-4-1224 (= MFA 27.2011, two rings); middle row: [top of stairs between G 7520 and G 7530-7540: G 7530] 28-4-161 (= MFA 28.1449, two rings), [street G 7500] 28-4-197 (= MFA 28.1456, two rings); bottom row: [street G 7500 S] 28-5-137 (= MFA 28.1503, one ring)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7500, G 7520, G 7530-7540

Two hard white stone (alabaster ?) hair-rings, varying slightly in thickness; broken. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_28-4-161
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Hair ornaments and diadems
  • Findspot
    Debris on top of Ptolemaic stairs between mastabas G 7520 and G 7530-7540: G 7530
  • Material
    Stone (alabaster ?)
  • Dimensions
    Width: 1) .8 cm; 2) .8 cm Diameter: 1) 3.4 cm; 2) 3.4 cm Thickness: 1) 1 cm; 2) .7 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 28.1449
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/26/1928
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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