Fragment of a sandstone statue
- Accession Number
- EC1304
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Architecture, Architectural element
- Material
- Stone/minerals (Sandstone)
- Provenance
- Nubia, Meroe, Temple of Amum
- Measurements
- Height: 219mm | Width: 295mm | Depth: 75mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A piece of sandstone showing part of a head, graffiti, and cursive inscriptions. It is from the steps in the Temple of Amun, spot 275 at Meroe. It joins with UC44568 in the Petrie Museum.
- Bibliography
-
Garstang, John (1911) Meroë, the city of the Ethiopians: being an account of a first season's excavations on the site, 1909–1910. Oxford: Clarendon Press. [pp. 70–71, pls. XIX.2, LXVIII (13)]
- Other Identity
- 5
- Previous Owners
- John Garstang (1876–1956) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Excavation Details
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Excavated by John Garstang within the Temple of Amun at Meore between 1909–1910.
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 02 Mar 2021