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Cosmetic box (?)

Egyptian

Middle Kingdom

Dimensions Legacy dimension: .050 x .060 .023 H.

Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession Number13.3539

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East

ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical

DescriptionMade from solid block, center bored out, corners cut away for inlay.

ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 18. 1913: 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.

Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F. / 18