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Amulet of Sekhmet

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, from debris of Pit G 7758 X

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Width x length x thickness: 1.7 x 2.9 x 1.4 cm (11/16 x 1 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number31.1864
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFragment of Sekhmet amulet (upper body and head), faded blue faience with reddish incrustation.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, from debris of Pit G 7758 X. December 1931: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.