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Bound ox amulet

570–526 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueRed stone paste
DimensionsOverall: 1.3 x 2.1 cm (1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.2646
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, G 7757 A, (tomb of Kheperre) Room 5. 1929 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Amulet
404–353 B.C.
696–664 B.C.
Ring bead
570–526 B.C.
Cylinder bead
570–526 B.C.
Amulet
690–653 B.C.
690–653 B.C.
690–653 B.C.