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Eight small fragments of copper (?); corroded.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_47.2073
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Raw materials & by-products
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / probably room 32)
  • Material
    Copper (?)
  • Dimensions
    Overall: 0.5 x 0.3 cm (3/16 x 1/8 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • 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.

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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. 21.