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One faience Bes amulet, and one udjat (eye of Horus) amulet. [07-2-43]

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_07-2-43d
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Menkaura Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J1 = pillared hall 27 / near mummy 52)
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Overall: 2.1 x 0.8 cm (13/16 x 5/16 in.) Overall: 1.1 x 0.7 cm (7/16 x 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Greco-Roman, Roman Imperial
  • Date of Register Entry
    30 B.C. – A.D. 364
  • 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; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
  • Remarks
    Registration number obtained from publication; no registration records available for 1907.

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Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 260.