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

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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

Excavated by John Garstang within the Temple of Amun at Meore between 1909–1910.

Acquisition
Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)

Language
Meroitic
Script
Meroitic
Last modified: 02 Mar 2021
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