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Repousse ornament

Egyptian
Late or Hellenistic (Ptolemaic) Period

Medium/Technique Gilt silver
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .012 x .035 the largest
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.737
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

DescriptionSilver-gilt, in low relief; six are in good condition, the rest are fragmentary.
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha, Tomb 76. 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)