Seal with Inscription of Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-164 and 163-145 BC)

late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Ptolemaic)

3 cm 5.3 cm 1.2 cm

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On the back of this plaque has a small handle-like element, which may indicate that it was used for sealing. On the other side, there are three lines with inscriptions which contain the names and titles of Ptolemy VI as well as the name and epitets of the goddess Hathor.

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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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