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Amulets and beads from Menkaure pyramid temple, communal grave in room J1 (= pillared hall 27), all associated with mummy 71: top row: 07-2-87 (= MFA 11.1068, seal), 07-2-84 (= MFA 11.1121, glass vase), __-__-__ (ring beads); second row: 07-2-86 (= MFA 11.1054, scarab), 07-2-89 (= MFA 11.1052, flask amulet); third row: 07-2-88 (= MFA 11.970, rectangular amulet), 07-2-90 (two udjats, complete amulet = MFA 11.998, fragment = MFA 11.1053); fourth and bottom rows: 07-2-91 (cowrie shells and faience cylinder beads)

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_C2879_NS
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Subjects
    Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure pyramid temple
  • Date
    April 1910
  • Problems/Questions
    VERIFIED: mounted print archive card identifies these as 07-2-84 to 91 (no registration records from this date); specific identifications based on publication p. 261; MFA accession numbers verified; according to published caption: amulets from mummy no. 71 (this would be room 27); Reisner reference verified

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