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Mummified head of a princess
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Object Number 2004.29.12596
Display Title Mummified head of a princess
Descriptions
Object Description written on board: "Egypt / The Princess - Nerri ta nele arher 21 dyn. / Gift of Fogg Art Museum. Cambridge, Mass / June 5, 1900"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1900
Culture
  • ancient African styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Egypt
Materials Collodion Printing-out Paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 22.5425 × 16.8275 cm (8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Fogg Art Museum

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