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[Two] [writing] tablet amulets: [one] steatite with incised lines, one plain in hard stone. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_29.2662
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7757 A, room V
  • Material
    Steatite, stone
  • Dimensions
    Height: Steatite: 2.1 cm; Hard Stone: 2.3 cm
  • Credit Line
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavation number
    HUMFA_29-11-336
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 29.2662
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/24/1929
  • Notes
    Three such amulets originally registered as HUMFA_29-11-336; two (one plain, one with incised lines) in collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFAB_29.2662); one (with incised lines) in collection of Egyptian Museum, Cairo (EMC_JE_56991).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7757

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery