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Pendant: menat
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)–Roman Imp
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, NW corner of court
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width: 2 x 1 cm (13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.927
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; dark red glaze; rude work; ring at top for suspension; good condition.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, burial in the NW corner of the court. 1907: 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.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)