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Wall Text with the Name of King Psamtik

Egyptian (Artist)
664-525 BCE (Late Period)
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(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

[Fragment of an Inscription] [Psam]tik ...

Provenance
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.

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2003-2004 Tools and Models: The Art of the Sculptor in Ancient Egypt. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
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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.

22.286

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