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Source Description
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."
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
11017
label
Inscription
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
11017
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Inscription
description
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."
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
664-525 BCE (Late Period; Saite)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.2
height
3
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 x W: 1 3/16 in. (10.2 x 3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Translation] Making incense for Khonsu
dynasty
26th Dynasty
med
hippopotamus ivory inlay
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2345
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
e17490017ad06480