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Game piece or model food?
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 290/1
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3145
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionOne pale green faience egg-shaped game piece or model food?.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 290/1. 1911: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.