| Object Number |
E10987.1 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Provenience |
Sudan | Nubia | Buhen |
| Locus |
North Temple | Doorway between rooms E and D |
| Period |
Eighteenth Dynasty | New Kingdom |
| Date Made |
1539-1292 BCE |
| Section |
Egyptian |
| Materials |
Sandstone |
| Iconography |
Horus | Min |
| Inscription Language |
Hieroglyphic |
| Description |
Sandstone Gateway from the North Temple at Buhen. This doorway was set up by Thury (Twrj), a viceroy of Buhen. The decoration is crude. On the lintel, Ahmose is shown before Horus of Buhen in the form of a falcon. Behind him is his mother, Queen Ahhotep. Ahmose is also shown before the god Min. |
| Height |
26 cm |
| Length |
121 cm |
| Width |
32.5 cm |
| Credit Line |
The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Buhen; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1910 |
Current & Past Exhibitions
This object has never been on display.
Bibliography
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Kondo, Jiro, and Ziegler, Christiane. 11 Jul 2015. Cleopatra and The Queens of Egypt.. Tokyo. NHK Promotions Inc. pg. 239 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 155/129 |
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| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 37 |
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| [Book] Woolley, Charles L., and Randall-MacIver, David. 1911. The Eckley B. Coxe Junior Expedition to Nubia: Vol. VIII, Buhen (plates).. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: plate 35 |
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| [Book] Woolley, Charles L., and Randall-MacIver, David. 1911. The Eckley B. Coxe Junior Expedition to Nubia: Vol. VII, Buhen (text).. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 86-89 |
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| [Article] Randall-MacIver, David. 1910. "The Eckley B. Coxe Junior Expedition". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. I. no. 2. pg. pp. 22-28 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 26, Fig 14 |
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