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Heryshef pendant

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 740–725 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Heryshef pendant
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 23
  • Reign: reign of Neferkara Peftjauawybast
  • Date: ca. 740–725 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Herakleopolis (Ihnasya el-Medina), temple of Heryshef, hypostyle hall, W. M. Flinders Petrie excavations for the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903–04
  • Medium: Metal - Gold
  • Dimensions: 6 × 0.7 × 1.7 cm (2 3/8 × 1/4 × 11/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription (06.2408)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art