cylinder seal
- Museum number
- EA17944
- Description
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Black steatite cylinder seal: perforated through the centre and slightly broken at one end. The seal bears an incised inscription. Good condition.
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 1.90 centimetres
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Height: 2.10 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Bibliography:
P. Kaplony, 'Die Inschriften der Ägyptischen Frühzeit II (Wiesbaden, 1964), 1178;
P. Kaplony, 'Die Inschriften der Ägyptischen Frühzeit III (Wiesbaden, 1964), pl. 117, abb.680.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2015, 19th June - 5th Sept. Wrexham County Borough Museum. Egyptian Written Culture.
2016 12 Mar-8 May, Carlisle, Tullie House, Writing for Eternity
2016 20 May-4 Sept, The Salisbury Museum, Writing for Eternity
2016 16 Sept-10 Jan 2017, Abergavenny Museum, Writing for Eternity
2017 21 Jan-21 May, Museum of Hartlepool, Writing for Eternity
- Condition
- fair - top chipped
- Acquisition date
- 1864
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA17944
- Registration number
- 1864,0825.2