Inscription
This thin rectangular plaque has hierolyphs shallowly incised on one surface. The back is rough. The feathery pattern typical of unpolished hippopotamus ivory appears in the recessed areas. The inscription, translated, reads: "Making incense for Khonsu."
Artifact
| id |
id
11017
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|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_71.583_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_71.583_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_71.583_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.583 |
Terms
Medium
hippopotamus ivory inlay
Genre
plaques (flat objects)
Relations
createdBy
inCollection