Hair pin
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6–10
2323–2040 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesheikh
Dimensions
Length: 15.3 cm (6 in.)
Accession Number
12.1402
Medium or Technique
Ivory
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Ivory hair pin. Hand at end broken off.
Provenance
From Mesheikh. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: December 5, 1912)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition