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Earring
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Tel Nabasha
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 1 x 2.3 cm (7/8 x 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.454
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionBronze, crescent-shape, hollow and much corroded.
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 24, 1887. (Accession date: June 24, 1887)