Statue Base
| Object Number: | 69-29-147 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Egypt Abydos |
| Site Name/Number: | Abydos |
| Locus: | Rp |
| Period: | Middle Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 1980-1630 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1980 |
| Late Date: | -1630 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Limestone Paint |
| Technique: | Incised Painted |
| Inscription Language: | Hieroglyphic |
| Length: | 16.5 cm |
| Width: | 13 cm |
| Thickness: | 9.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Penn-Yale Expedition to Abydos, Egypt; David O'Connor and William Kelly Simpson, 1969 |
| Other Number: | 69-216 - Field No SF |
Description
Statuette niche 2 cm. deep with rounded end. Text is lightly incised with hieroglyphs painted light blue. This is also likely an ex-voto from a citizen of Meir.
Bibliography:
| [Book] O'Connor, David B., and Simpson, William K. 1995. Inscribed Material From the Pennsylvania - Yale Excavations at Abydos.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 39, fig. 64, pl. 8B | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Thomas, Nancy. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt.. Los Angeles County Museum of Art and American Research Center in Egypt. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 157/64 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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