Tablet

Museum number:
6-10441
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Limestone tablet; small 6x4 cm; crudely engraved human figure on one side and squares on the reverse; with red and black pigment rubbed into figure. Traces of red and black paint.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 600, Cemetery 500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
C500-900 G600?
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC), 3rd Dynasty of Egypt (2686–2125 BC), 4th Dynasty of Egypt (2613–2494 BC), 5th Dynasty of Egypt (2494–2345 BC), and 6th Dynasty of Egypt (2345–2181 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903
Materials:
Limestone
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Tablets (information artifacts)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Tablet, accession number 6-10441, described as Limestone tablet; small 6x4 cm; crudely engraved human figure on one side and squares on the reverse; with red and black pigment rubbed into figure. Traces of red and black paint.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Tablet, accession number 6-10441, described as Limestone tablet; small 6x4 cm; crudely engraved human figure on one side and squares on the reverse; with red and black pigment rubbed into figure. Traces of red and black paint.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Tablet, accession number 6-10441, described as Limestone tablet; small 6x4 cm; crudely engraved human figure on one side and squares on the reverse; with red and black pigment rubbed into figure. Traces of red and black paint.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Tablet, accession number 6-10441, described as Limestone tablet; small 6x4 cm; crudely engraved human figure on one side and squares on the reverse; with red and black pigment rubbed into figure. Traces of red and black paint.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tablet, accession number 6-10441, described as Limestone tablet; small 6x4 cm; crudely engraved human figure on one side and squares on the reverse; with red and black pigment rubbed into figure. Traces of red and black paint.

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