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Inlay from box

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Inlay from box

Period:: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 12–13
Date:: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, MMA 1920–1922
Medium:: Bone
Dimensions:: l. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number:: 15.3.930

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Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.
See also
What
Bone (6,371)

Boxes (1,779)
Where
Africa (33,578)

Egypt (29,894)

Mersa Matrûh (3,925)

Al Lisht (3,896)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,741)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,256)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.

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