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Source Description
A flat rectangular bead made of grey steatite with a single, worn perforation on the long axis. The front is carved in relief showing a seated baboon, a Maat-feather, and a tree or a lotus bud. A three column hieroglyphic design shows the typical a-n-r pattern of the 2nd Intermediate Period. The central column may indicate the throne name of King Sesostris III.
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Document identity
localId
38443
label
Inscribed Bead
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
38443
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Inscribed Bead
description
A flat rectangular bead made of grey steatite with a single, worn perforation on the long axis. The front is carved in relief showing a seated baboon, a Maat-feather, and a tree or a lotus bud. A three column hieroglyphic design shows the typical a-n-r pattern of the 2nd Intermediate Period. The central column may indicate the throne name of King Sesostris III.
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
1648-1550 BCE (Second Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
beads (pierced objects)
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.6
height
2.1
depth
0.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 x W: 13/16 x D: 1/16 in. (2.56 x 2.08 x 0.23 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Inscription]
dynasty
14th-17th Dynasty
med
steatite
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
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