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Cosmetic box

2061–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueWood and ivory
DimensionsLength x width x depth (lid): 4.9 x 3.4 x 0.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Length x width x depth (box): 5.3 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm (2 1/16 x 2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3541
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 186. 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.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
Horn protector
about 2400–1550 B.C.
Horn protector fragments
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Horn protector
about 1700–1550 B.C.
3rd century A.D.
Dagger hilt
2400–1550 B.C.
Turtle palette
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Gaming die
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Gaming die
30 B.C.–A.D. 364