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Jewelry: faience finger ring fragment

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2 of 2 • Faience finger ring bezels: top row: [street G 7400] 25-1-788 (= MFA 25.1840), [G 7310-7320: G 7310, exterior chapel] 25-1-775, [street G 7000] 24-11-116 (= MFA 24.2317); middle row: [street G 7200] 24-12-889 (= MFA 24.2942), [street G 7000] 24-11-458 (= MFA 24.2478), 24-11-164 (= MFA 24.2337), [street G 7200] 24-12-1078 (= MFA 24.3057), 24-12-906 (= MFA 24.2957), [street G 7000] 24-11-827 (= MFA 24.2630), 24-11-3 (= MFA 24.2266); bottom row: [street G 7000] 24-11-179 (= MFA 24.2347), 24-11-829 (= MFA 24.2632), [avenue G 1] 24-11-529 (= MFA 24.2509), [street G 7000] 24-11-828 (= MFA 24.2631)
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Faience finger ring bezels: top row: [street G 7400] 25-1-788 (= MFA 25.1840), [G 7310-7320: G 7310, exterior chapel] 25-1-775, [street G 7000] 24-11-116 (= MFA 24.2317); middle row: [street G 7200] 24-12-889 (= MFA 24.2942), [street G 7000] 24-11-458 (= MFA 24.2478), 24-11-164 (= MFA 24.2337), [street G 7200] 24-12-1078 (= MFA 24.3057), 24-12-906 (= MFA 24.2957), [street G 7000] 24-11-827 (= MFA 24.2630), 24-11-3 (= MFA 24.2266); bottom row: [street G 7000] 24-11-179 (= MFA 24.2347), 24-11-829 (= MFA 24.2632), [avenue G 1] 24-11-529 (= MFA 24.2509), [street G 7000] 24-11-828 (= MFA 24.2631)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7000, street G 7200, G 7310-7320, street G 7400, avenue G 1

Fragment of faience seal ring [(part of bezel and shank)]; green glaze, incised inscription. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-164
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Rings
  • Findspot
    [Street G 7000], debris E of subsidiary pyramid G I-b
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: overall: 1.1 cm Width: 1 cm Length: seal: 1 cm Thickness: .4 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2337
  • Period
    New Kingdom
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/06/1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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