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Two uraei

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Ruin of Roman building inside ST G 7200 Pit I

Medium/Technique Copper (Bronze?) and paste
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1575
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

DescriptionTwo small Uraei joined together - each wearing a sun disk (one filled with red paste). Suspension ring at back of each disc (1 broken). Possibly from statuette.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, ruin of Roman building inside ST G 7200 Pit I. 1927: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.