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Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26–30
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Scarab Factory

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: Diameter 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.703
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSeals

DescriptionSoft yellow clay; traces of greenish glaze; top convex and plain; lower face flat with incised hieroglyphics; one side broken; hole lengthwise. From Naucratis.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Scarab Factory. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)