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Sheets of gold

Egyptian
Late Period
664–332 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Nabasha, Body A, Tomb 23

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Overall: 2.2 x 7.3 cm (7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.671.25
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

DescriptionThree sheets of gold; rectangular in shape labeled b, c, d (#c is missing part). One of sixty items from the wrappings of a single mummy. (Body A, Tomb 23).
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha, Tomb 23, body A. 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 1, 1887. (Accession date: January 1, 1887)