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Bronze coin; head on obverse; patinated.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.968
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Coins
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J1 = pillared hall 27 / Lot b)
  • Material
    Bronze
  • Dimensions
    Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Greco-Roman Period, Ptolemaic
  • Date of Register Entry
    305–30 B.C.
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1907: 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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