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Wig appliqué
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 192
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Other: 1.2 x 1.7 cm (1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3872
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionThis is one oval, black faience disc with flat bottom and convex top and a glassy glaze. The top has deep parallel ridges and there is a small circular drilled out indentation in the center of the flat base, possibly for attaching with peg or adhesive (see 13.3880-13.3898; and 72.2813) This is a wig appliqué for a coffin. The striped pattern on top is meant to imitate hair.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 192. 1913: 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.
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F. / 192
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F. / 192