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Jewelry: bronze wire bracelet (?)

Bronze wire bent in wave form, possibly representing coiled serpent (?); two pieces one longer with three loops or coils and one with one loop, one end of short piece of wire folded over to look like head (?).

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.1059a-b
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Scarabs and scaraboids
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / J1 / Lot c3)
  • Material
    Bronze
  • Dimensions
    Overall: 1.3 x 3.1 x 0.1 cm (1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1/16 in.) Overall: 1.3 x 2 x 0.1 cm (1/2 x 13/16 x 1/16 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Greco-Roman Period
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)

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