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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Fragment of painted stela or wall painting
Date Made:1570-1293 BCE (New Kingdom)?
Type:Fragment
Materials:Blue, green & red -brown paint on limestone
Place Made:Africa; Egypt; Abydos
Measurements:overall: 3 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 in.; 7.9375 x 5.715 x 1.905 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1910.1.A.E
Credit Line:Gift of Professor Louise Fitz Randolph
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Fragment with two columns of hieroglyphs. The style is unlikely for a royal temple, and a private stela or private tomb is a more likely source.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; writing; tombs; deaths

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