Details
| Maker | Egyptian |
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| Date | between 1196 and 945 BCE |
| Medium | Faience, light blue-green glaze |
| Dimensions | Overall: 4 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 inches (11.4 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902 |
| Accession Number | 1990.309 |
| Department | Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Inscriptions | Inscribed: 'nh-s-n-mw.t, Lady of the House (diacritical marks omitted; hieroglyphics for deceased's name, painted in black). |
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Provenance
from Cemetary D, Tomb 1 (Abydos, Egypt);
1900-1902, gifted by the Egypt Exploration Fund;
1990-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1900-1902, gifted by the Egypt Exploration Fund;
1990-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Randall-Maciver & Mace, p. 97, tomb 1, pl. LVII, no. 29. (also see p. 98 - tomb 14B)
Aubert, p. 170.
Petrie, Shabtis, pl. XVII, no. 397.
Ranke, I, 67, 20 ('nh-s-n-mw.t - without diacritical marks).
Aubert, p. 170.
Petrie, Shabtis, pl. XVII, no. 397.
Ranke, I, 67, 20 ('nh-s-n-mw.t - without diacritical marks).