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Box with sliding lid

2960–2649 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueLimestone, gold
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 8.5 x 5 x 12 cm (3 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number04.1837a-b
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
ProvenanceSaid to be from Naqada. By 1904: with dealer Ghirgas in Qena; 1904: purchased for the MFA by Albert M. Lythgoe.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1904)
2465–2152 B.C.
2649–2152 B.C.
2649–2150 B.C.
2649–2150 B.C.
Headrest
2649–2150 B.C.
2455–2371 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.