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Box with Lid
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This unusual container, in the form of a miniature shrine or shrine-shaped sarcophagus, was made for an important official, the treasurer and steward Neter-isy, and his wife Nub-em-seshy. Since the lid is inscribed with an offering text and Neter-isy is called "the justified," meaning deceased (on the right side of the box), the container was probably a funerary object included in the couple's tomb.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Aswan]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/18/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt, Aswan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 9/16 x W: 7 1/16 x D: 4 1/8 in. (11.6 x 18 x 10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
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.
41.29