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Votive Slab in the Form of a Shrine
1292-1185 BCE (New Kingdom; Ramesside)
gray slate
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This votive slab is shaped like a shrine. Inside the shrine, in relief, is a figure of Abydos representing Osiris. The piece has sunk relief on the sides and back with Isis, Horus, and inscriptions. The piece is broken at the top and bottom.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.419