Door Frame
E13560.2
From: Egypt | Memphis (Egypt)
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
Object Number | E13560.2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Memphis (Egypt) |
Locus | Palace of Merenptah 11-12 |
Period | New Kingdom | Nineteenth Dynasty |
Date Made | 1292 - 1190 BCE |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Limestone | Faience |
Technique | Inlaid |
Description | The hieroglyphs on the door jamb link the king, Merenptah with the sun god. All of the hieroglyphs were originally inlaid with blue faience. There is a socket in the left jamb (B) for the door bolt. The multimedia photo includes E 13560.1 & .3. |
Height | 232.28 cm |
Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1924 |
Other Number | E13560B - Old Museum Number |
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