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Faience fragment
Egyptian
Greco-Roman Period
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Nebesheh, Tell Gemayemi.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 5.1 x 3.7 x 0.5 cm (2 x 1 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number11.45926
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionTriangular in cross section, fine, grained very pale bluish gray. Thin edges, one end fractured the other worn rounded.P.5489 Book has "Disposed of Jan. 02, 1906". Found with faience objects given by the EEF: Eg.Inv.3577 to Eg.Inv.3595 and 02.770, 72.1418, and 88.1003, P.725 to P.824, P.4418 to P.8145.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Tell Nabasha, Tell Gemayemi. 4th Season, 1885-86. Excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting. (Accession date: March 30, 2001)