Fragment
c. 1550 BC - c. 1077 BC (made)
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This piece was one of many items deposited during the New Kingdom at the mortuary temple of Deir el-Bahari, as a votive offering in the Hathor shrine within the temple complex. The turquoise colour typical of glazed composition was considered appropriate for this goddess, one of whose Epithets was 'Lady of Turquoise'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition |
| Brief description | Fragment of a plaque, blue and black glazed composition, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, New Kingdom |
| Physical description | Corner fragment of a glazed composition plaque. The front has been coated in blue glaze, over which stripes of black glaze have ben painted. The reverse is unglazed. |
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| Gallery label | Historic display label:
FRAGMENTS FROM DEIR EL-BAHRI
XVIIIth Dynasty (about 1450-1200 B.C.)
Nos. 1-3, 5-25 given by the Egypt Exploration Fund
No. 4 given by Somers Clarke, Esq. |
| Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund. |
| Object history | Found at Deir el-Bahari, 1903-4 excavation season. |
| Summary | This piece was one of many items deposited during the New Kingdom at the mortuary temple of Deir el-Bahari, as a votive offering in the Hathor shrine within the temple complex. The turquoise colour typical of glazed composition was considered appropriate for this goddess, one of whose Epithets was 'Lady of Turquoise'. |
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| Accession number | 1228-1904 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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