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Inlay of an Apis bull
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Mosaic glass
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 2 x 3 x 1 cm (13/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number1972.1079
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
ProvenanceMay 1945, said to have been found about 12 miles southeast of Medinet Gurob, Egypt, by Robert Gordon Faudree [see note 1]; 1959, sold by Faudree to Horace L. Mayer (b. 1899 - d. 1968), Williamstown, MA [see note 2]; to his widow, Florence Ellen Mayer, Williamstown; 1972, gift of Mrs. Mayer to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 10, 1973)
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Faudree of July 6, 1959. [2] First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 30, 1959 (loan no. 54.59).
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Faudree of July 6, 1959. [2] First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 30, 1959 (loan no. 54.59).