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Creative Commons License
Wall Text with the Name of King Psamtik
664-525 BCE (Late Period)
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This fragmentary inscription includes the lower half of a cartouche naming king Psamtik, with additional hieroglyphs indicating "in the horizon."
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2003-2004 | Tools and Models: The Art of the Sculptor in Ancient Egypt. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt, Memphis (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 5/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (18.5 x 15.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.286