Wall Fragment

CG2015-9-243

From: Egypt | Memphis (Egypt)

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number CG2015-9-243
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Memphis (Egypt)
Locus Palace of Merenptah | 18-7:
Period New Kingdom | Nineteenth Dynasty
Date Made 1292 - 1190 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Limestone
Description

Fragment of wall decoration from the palace of Merenptah, Room 7, left side. Incised and filled hieroglyphs. Rectangle at the top of the fragment has a "t" hieroglyph inside. Below is a small group of hieroglyphs recording the name of the grain god Neper. At the bottom of the fragment is the top portion of a human head.

Height 30 cm
Length 50 cm
Width 14 cm
Other Number 84-1-4 - Original Number

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