Details
| Maker | Egyptian |
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| Date | between 1307 and 1196 BCE |
| Medium | faience, blue glaze, and black pigment |
| Dimensions | Overall: 6 7/8 × 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 inches (17.5 × 7.3 × 4.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. William S. Conant |
| Accession Number | 21.4.1 |
| Department | Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas |
| On View | Egyptian: Preparing for the Afterlife, Level 1 (see map) |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Inscriptions | Inscribed, in black paint, hieroglyphics of deceased's name, diacritical marks omitted: [translated: Ns-'nh-f-n-t3, priest of Amun] |
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Provenance
1900, excavated from Cemetery D, Tomb 11 (Abydos, Egypt) by Egypt Exploration Fund;
by November 16, 1913, George R. Wendling, Honorary Secretary of the EEF for Virginia;
by descent to his daughter, Mrs. William S. Conant;
1921-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
by November 16, 1913, George R. Wendling, Honorary Secretary of the EEF for Virginia;
by descent to his daughter, Mrs. William S. Conant;
1921-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Randall-Maciver & Mace. pl. LIX, no. 87, tomb 11.
