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E11823

From: Egypt | Deir El-Bahari

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E11823
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Deir El-Bahari
Section Egyptian
Materials Limestone | Pigment
Inscription Language Hieroglyphic
Description

Limestone fragment with painted raised relief. Image of the head of the king facing right, wearing the Red Crown. Behind him is a group of hieroglyphs reading "All protection and life are behind him." The sA and xA signs are painted green, the anx is painted blue, and the f viper is red. At the upper left corner of the block is a raised area of three parallel lines which may be the top of the wing of a bird positioned above the king.

Height 21.5 cm
Width 29.5 cm
Depth 13 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund; E. Naville, 1905
Other Number Aes3747 - Other Number

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