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Funerary Cone of Ni ta

Funerary Cone of Ni ta
 1492 BCE-1425 BCE

Medium
Nile silt clay
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Henry Darlot, 1901
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
Nile silt clay
Measurements
7.2 × 7.4 × 3.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
inscribed: (hieroglyphs) (translation: The Orisian En-ta, the high-priest of King Āa-khelper-ka-Rā in the House of Life. The Orisian En-ta, the scribe of the (...) offerings of the temple of Amen)
Accession Number
720-D2
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Henry Darlot, 1901
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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