Saturday, August 09, 2008

Daily Photo - Late 18th Dynasty at the Petrie

UC011. Trialpiece: head of a queen (Nefertiti) wearing a tall crown; limestone; head faces right, chiefly in ink, but lips already cut out. Amarna Period.



UC101. Inlay of head; yellow quartzite; king or queen. Traces of paint. The profile carving is carried around the front edge. Head is shaped for addition of a separate crown. Amarna Period



UC12320. Ring, silver, inscribed Nb-m3't-R Pth mr. Reign of Amenhotep III


UC14380. Fragment of fluted sandstone column with cartouches of King Amenhotep III, the 2 columns of hieroglyphs, the second almost erased. Reign of Amenhotep III



UC051. Inscribed limestone fragment: vertical cartouche of Akhenaten and traces of another cartouche. Amarna Period

Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology,
University College London
With my thanks




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