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48-16-1

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 48-16-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt
Period New Kingdom | Eighteenth Dynasty
Date Made 1539-1292 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Steatite
Iconography Amenhotep III
Inscription Language Hieroglyphic
Description

Figure of Amenhotep III prostrating himself in prayer before the "lord Atum" (hieroglyphs of this god's name are between king's outstreched arms). The inscription on the back reads "Good god, lord of the 2 lands, Neb-maat-re, son of Re, Amenhotep-ruler-of Thebes."

Height 2.2 cm
Length 6.3 cm
Width 1 cm
Depth 0 cm
Credit Line Gift of Sophia Cadwalader
Other Number 2147 - Dealer's Number | 0325 - Cast Number

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