Inscription

664-525 BCE (Late Period; Saite)

3 cm 10.2 cm

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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

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11017
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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