domingo, 5 de junio de 2016

Obelisk of a Woman

Obelisk of a Woman
PERIOD Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS 9 3/16 x 1 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (23.4 x 4.7 x 5.4 cm)
Limestone obelisk, probably a votive offering. Inscribed on front face only, with two columns of hieroglyphs. Below inscription, in sunk relief, a standing woman facing right, - a dwarf (?). Inscription is conventional utterance to Osiris for Neith - d3g.t (?).
Brooklyn Museum
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