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Pendant
Egyptian
Roman?
322 B.C.–A.D. 337
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Z / Surface of grave
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2754
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionOne light green faience pendant of a squatting cat.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, surface of grave. 1911: 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.