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Inscribed Bead
A flat rectangular bead made of grey steatite with a single, worn perforation on the long axis. The front is carved in relief showing a seated baboon, a Maat-feather, and a tree or a lotus bud. A three column hieroglyphic design shows the typical a-n-r pattern of the 2nd Intermediate Period. The central column may indicate the throne name of King Sesostris III.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Rev. William MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922 [?]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 x W: 13/16 x D: 1/16 in. (2.56 x 2.08 x 0.23 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
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.
42.87