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Seeds

FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueSeed
DimensionsOverall: 0.7 x 1.6 cm (1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number25.2169
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7430 C tomb chamber fill. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
698–690 B.C.
Mummy of a crocodile
332 B.C.–A.D. 200
Painted cow skull (bucranium)
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Yellow shell
1700–1550 B.C.
Fish bone
1700–1550 B.C.
Mummy of a cat
305–30 B.C.
mummy of a kitten
305–30 B.C.
mummy of a dog
305–30 B.C.
Mummified snakes
305–30 B.C.
Mummy of a kitten
30 B.C.–A.D. 200