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Faience amulet of Sekhmet (?)

Small faience amulet of Sekhmet (?); green glaze, bored through head. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-713
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 1], debris from [boat pit] [N] of subsidiary pyramid G I-b (G I-a boat pit)
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 1.15 cm Width: .7 cm Thickness: .475 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.1066
  • Period
    Late Period
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/20/1924
  • Remarks
    Provenance originally recorded in OR incorrect; boat pit N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b, thus S of subsidiary pyramid G I-a (G I-a boat pit), was excavated end of November 1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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