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Source Description
The fragment, discovered in the lion temple at Meroë, capital of the Meroitic Kingdom, was part of a commemorative monument to King Tanyidamani. One side depicts the ruler in royal costume with ram's-head earrings, an Egyptian crown, and a scepter in his hand. An image of the lion-headed war- and fertility-god Apedemak appears on the other side. The deity holds a bundle of sorghum and a scepter topped with a small seated lion. The inscriptions are in Meroitic script and name the king and the god.
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Document identity
localId
28665
label
Votive Plaque of King Tanyidamani
core
obj
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sculpture
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
28665
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Votive Plaque of King Tanyidamani
description
The fragment, discovered in the lion temple at Meroë, capital of the Meroitic Kingdom, was part of a commemorative monument to King Tanyidamani. One side depicts the ruler in royal costume with ram's-head earrings, an Egyptian crown, and a scepter in his hand. An image of the lion-headed war- and fertility-god Apedemak appears on the other side. The deity holds a bundle of sorghum and a scepter topped with a small seated lion. The inscriptions are in Meroitic script and name the king and the god.
provenance
Excavated by John Garstang, 1909-1910, in the Temple of Apedemak, Meroe; William MacGregor, Tamworth, Staffordshire, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, June 26-29 and July 4-6, 1922, no. 469; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 2nd century BCE (Meroitic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
votive plaques
sculpture
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.5
height
9.5
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
7 5/16 x 3 3/4 x 5/8 in. (18.5 x 9.5 x 1.7 cm)
style
Meroitic
Source extras
cul
Nubian
dynasty
Meroitic Dynasty
reign
Tanyidamani
med
dark red siltstone
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19133
7121
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EGY
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555
2557
2856
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