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Wig(?) fragment
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2385 A
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm (1 15/16 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12-12-85
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment of smooth alabaster with rows of vertical corkscrew curls. It is possibly part of a wig.
ProvenanceFrom Giza G2385A.1912: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.