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Strip of gold sheeting

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7757

Strip of gold sheeting (cf. 30-1-2); mat pattern design in relief. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1 [In HUMFA object register] Photograph: Yes. Photograph scale: 3:5 [in JE object register]

Details

  • ID
    EMC_JE_56943
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7757 A, room X, debris from body
  • Material
    Gold
  • Dimensions
    Length 5.6+ cm; Width 1+ cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavation number
    HUMFA_29-12-334
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7/5150
  • Period
    Ptolemaic Period
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/30/1929
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    Two strips of gold sheeting originally registered as HUMFA_29-12-334 (one fragment, one complete); now in collection of Egyptian Museum, Cairo, EMC_JE_56943 (complete), and EMC_JE_56937 (fragment + fitting fragment HUMFA_30-1-2).

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7757

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Institutions 1