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Disc pendant

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11
2140–1991 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Deir, Tomb N 453 B

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.974
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentPendants

DescriptionSilver disc, from neck of body. (See group 21.970-973; 21.975-985).
ProvenanceFrom N 453 b, Naga el-Deir. 1904: excavated by George Reisner for the Hearst Expedition of the University of California (which became the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition in 1905).