Faience fragment


Accession Number
EC144
Current Location
House of Life (first floor), Votive offerings case
Object Type
Material, Worked material
Period
New Kingdom
Dynasty
Eighteenth Dynasty
Material
Faience
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Measurements
Height: 32mm | Diameter: 24mm

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Description

Part of a hollow rod of blue faience with the remains of a cartouche (part of a khepre beetle). Perhaps this is part of a votive offering such as a papyriform column as illustrated in Pinch 1993, Votive Offering to Hathor fig. 6.

Bibliography

Pinch 1993, Votive Offering to Hathor fig. 6.

Language
Egyptian
Script
Hieroglyphic
Last modified: 14 Apr 2022

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