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Pendant
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Width x length: 1 x 3.1 cm (3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.1057
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionIvory pendant of roughly drop-shaped proportions. Horizontal incised lines for decoration, with perpendicular line across the rounded bottom. Hole drilled at top for suspension. Intact.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed.) 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)