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accession number: 1914.795.h
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Element of Wig Decoration
, 1980–1801 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12. Silver; overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.795.h
title: Element of Wig Decoration
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creation date: 1980–1801 BCE
creation date earliest: -1980
creation date latest: -1801
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creditline: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture: Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12
technique: silver
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Egypt - Middle Kingdom
type: Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Textures: The Art and History of Black Hair
opening date: 2021-09-10T04:00:00
Textures: The Art and History of Black Hair. Kent State University Museum, Kent, OH (organizer) (September 10, 2021-August 14, 2022) https://www.kent.edu/museum/event/textures-history-and-art-black-hair.
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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CITATIONS
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page number: Reproduced: p. 174; Mentioned: p. 174
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Ellington, Tameka N., Joseph L. Underwood, and Sarah Rogers-Lafferty. Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair. 2020.
page number: p. 83
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