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Egyptian
First Intermediate Period
about 2100–2040 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesheikh, Mes / 128A
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1319
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionDisc of silver, pierced in center.
ProvenanceFrom Mesheikh, Mes / 128A. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.