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Libation table

EGYPT
Libation table
 Late Period – Ptolemaic Period 644 BCE-30 BCE

Medium
limestone

Measurements
5.1 × 19.6 × 21.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Inscription
inscribed: (hieroglyphs) (translation: The Osirian, Khesef-henu. / Cakes, bear, oxen, geese, wine, milk, / (and) all things beautiful.)

Accession Number
795-D2

Department
Antiquities

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