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Jewelry: strand of faience imitation cowrie shell beads

Strand of beads: composed of sixteen faience beads shaped like cowrie shells. [06-12-9]

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.3119
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Necklaces and pectorals
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / NW corner of court / burial)
  • Material
    Faience
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Greco-Roman Period, 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; 1911: 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 1906. 06-12-9: only eleven imitation cowries recorded in publication, twelve appear in photo A232.

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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. 13.