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Amulets and shells from Menkaure pyramid temple, room J2 (= sloping corridor 28): 07-2-135 (= MFA 11.1102, Pataikos), 07-2-136 (= MFA 11.1104, upper half of Sekhmet amulet), 07-2-137 (three Bes amulets, left = MFA 11.1106, middle = MFA 11.1105, right = MFA 11.1108), 07-2-138 (= MFA 11.1110, cat amulet), 07-2-139 (= MFA 11.1103, openwork pendant), 07-2-140 (four crudely made udjat amulets, MFA 11.1114, MFA 11.1115, MFA 11.1117, MFA 11.1119), 07-2-141 (= MFA 11.1111, udjat/wadj plaque), 07-2-142 (= MFA 11.1109, menat amulet), 07-2-143 (= MFA 11.1113, double lion amulet), 07-2-144 (= MFA 11.1116, carnelian fruit pendant), 07-4-145 (five faience imitation split cowrie shell beads, only two shown here, MFA 11.1051), 07-2-146 (three shell imitation split cowrie shell beads, only two shown here, MFA 11.993)

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_C2881_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: identified as 07-2-135 through 07-2-146 (no registration records from this date); specific identifications based on publication p. 21; MFA accession numbers verified; Reisner reference verified

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