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Plaque or Seal

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Steatite
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • PERIOD Late New Kingdom (probably)
    DIMENSIONS 1/2 x 3/16 x 11/16 in. (1.2 x 0.5 x 1.8 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.437
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Steatite (?) plaque or seal of oblong shape originally glazed blue-green. Upper surface bears incised figure of Horus standing, with inscription Hr-3hty'nh. Base inscribed with clearly written but unintelligible inscription. Pierced lengthwise. Condition: Minor chips. Glaze mostly lost. Piercing clogged apparently by remains of bronze swivel to which it was attached.
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