Furniture Knob with Name of King

ca. 1340 BC (New Kingdom)

5 cm 7.3 cm

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This knob belonged to a chest and was used to fasten it. Inscribed on the knob are the birth and throne names of Tutankhamen. It also mentions that he is "beloved of Ptah," the creator-god of Memphis.

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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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