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Small Plaque with Hieroglyphic Inscription
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This small rectangular plaque has an inscription on both sides, which is framed with straight lines. One side has a combination of four hieroglyphic signs: the Horus falcon with "nfr" which means "perfect". In the upper left corner a uraeus, the cobra serpent, protects the falcon. The base is created as an "nbw" hieroglyph, meaning "gold". On the other side, probably an Amun cryptogram is written with three hieroglyphic signs: the board game, the maat feather, and a walking man.
Inscription
Provenance
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: 1/2 x W: 1/4 x D: 3/16 in. (1.23 x 0.71 x 0.53 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.
42.420