Locket

Museum number:
5-10315
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.939
Description:
Pencil, obelisk shape; gold colored metal with dark blue enamel hieroglyphs; closed, lenght, including suspension ring: 4.5 centimeters. Telescoped out (extended) length is 8 centimeters not including suspension ring.
Donor:
Estate of Mary Tuck Holmes
Collection place:
Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Egypt; probably Cairo (possibly made in France/Germany)
Materials:
Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1948
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Locket, accession number 5-10315, described as Pencil, obelisk shape; gold colored metal with dark blue enamel hieroglyphs; closed, lenght, including suspension ring: 4.5 centimeters. Telescoped out (extended) length is 8 centimeters not including suspension ring.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Locket, accession number 5-10315, described as Pencil, obelisk shape; gold colored metal with dark blue enamel hieroglyphs; closed, lenght, including suspension ring: 4.5 centimeters. Telescoped out (extended) length is 8 centimeters not including suspension ring.

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