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Cowroid

EGYPT, Sedment
Cowroid
 New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII 1550 BCE-1295 BCE

Medium
steatite

Measurements
0.6 × 1.1 × 1.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Sedment, Egypt

Accession Number
3388A-D3

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Intact cowroid with a flat base. The underside is decorated with a line around the edge, within which is an 'int' fish devouring 2 lotus buds on stems. Perforated lengthwise.

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