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Seal

Egyptian
New Kingdom(?)
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gammai, Mound E, debris

Medium/Technique Steatite
Dimensions Legacy dimension: L 0.031 W. 0.225 Tk 0.077
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number42.154
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ClassificationsSeals

DescriptionSteatite. Green glazed. Obverse cartouche of Thothmes III and feather. Reverse, conventionalized floral design, damaged.
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Mound E, debris, object #R26. 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Sept. 4, 1924: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.