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Fragment of a door jamb

Fragment of a door jamb
New Kingdom, Dynasties XIX–XX 1295 BCE-1069 BCE

Medium
sandstone

Measurements
70.3 × 28.0 × 6.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1939
© Public Domain

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Accession Number
D237-1982

Department
Antiquities

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
A rectangular slab with an uneven convex back and smooth edges with some chisel marks. The front surface is inscribed with two vertical lines of hieroglyphs, the top of the jamb preserving the beginning of the lines.