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Source Description
This piece is a faience spacer bead with three rounded tubes joined by a plate in the shape of a cartouche. The tubes have rounded holes in them for the strings of a three row necklace or bracelet. It has a white background and the outline of the cartouche and the hieroglyphs within it are worked in a violet glaze. The name represented is the throne name of Pharoah Amenophis III, Neb-maat-re. The tan faience fabric may be seen along the upper edge where the glaze has been worn away.
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Document identity
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14
label
Spacer with Cartouche of Amenophis III
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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14
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Spacer with Cartouche of Amenophis III
description
This piece is a faience spacer bead with three rounded tubes joined by a plate in the shape of a cartouche. The tubes have rounded holes in them for the strings of a three row necklace or bracelet. It has a white background and the outline of the cartouche and the hieroglyphs within it are worked in a violet glaze. The name represented is the throne name of Pharoah Amenophis III, Neb-maat-re. The tan faience fabric may be seen along the upper edge where the glaze has been worn away.
provenance
Rev. William MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922 [?]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1388-1350 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
beads (pierced objects)
spacers
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.2
height
0.7
depth
0.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 7/8 x W: 1/4 x D: 1/16 in. (2.22 x 0.71 x 0.23 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Inscription] Nb-maat-re
dynasty
18th Dynasty
reign
Amenophis III (1338-1351/50 BC)
med
Egyptian faience with blue and white glaze
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6182
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EGY
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2513
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