Accession No

1948.2799 D


Description

A two-sided seal. On one side is a lion, the other ?' lmn-ms ip.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Abydos


Period

New Kingdom Saite Period


Source

Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1948.2799 D; ?S3; 1675; 1409 [Meux No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Glazed composition; Faience; Stone; Steatite


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
A white with blue boarder, hand written label adhered to the underside of the mount reads '1675' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is possibly marked 'S3' however the adhered label covers the rest of this mark and so it is unclear what it really means.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Related Documents)
Notes on card: 1948.2799 C,D: 'menx (?meux) 1409, other nos 1675,S3'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Inscription)
Budge (1896): Inscribed on one side 'beautiful god, lord of the North and South' and on the other side 'Amen-Ra, norn of Maat'.
Event Date 1896
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
Budge, E.A Wallis. (1896). Some Account of the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities in the Possession of Lady Meux. Harrison and Son: London. p. 270 no. 1409.
Event Date 1896
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Five glazed composition and steatite pendants:
A: Steatite disc, Bes-head on one side, Wadjet on other
B: Steatite disc, Bes-head on one side, Wadjet on other
C: Heart scarab, goddesses carved on back, spell on underside
D: 2-sided seal, one side lion,other ?' lmn-ms ip
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Amendments / updates)
Previously unprovenanced, on finding the reference to this object in Budge's catalogue of Lady Meux's collection, Abydos has now been added to the Place field.
Event Date 30/3/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:286879

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