Menkhet counterpoise (?) amulets
570–526 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueSteatite, hard stone
DimensionsOverall: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.2662
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.
570–526 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
1349–1070 B.C.