Fragment from Temple Wall at Terraneh
Fragment from Temple Wall at Terraneh

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Fragment from Temple Wall at Terraneh

Egyptian
Ptolemaic Period (Ptolemy I), ca. 304–30 BCE
y1950-129

Information

Title
Fragment from Temple Wall at Terraneh
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
35.6 x 29.2 x 16 cm (14 x 11 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object Number
y1950-129
Place Excavated

Egypt, Terraneh

Marks/Labels/Seals
MET accession number painted on side.
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Ptolemaic
Type
fragments, architectural elements
Materials
limestone
Subject
birds, ankhs, cartouches, temples, royalty

Given to the Metropolitan Museum in 1897 by Egypt Explorat. Fund; given to the Museum by the Met in 1950

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