Fragment from the Pyramid of Sesostris I: Cartouche (Sesostris I)
Fragment from the Pyramid of Sesostris I: Cartouche (Sesostris I)

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Fragment from the Pyramid of Sesostris I: Cartouche (Sesostris I)

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, reign of Sesostris I, ca. 2030–1640 BCE
y1950-128.23

Information

Title
Fragment from the Pyramid of Sesostris I: Cartouche (Sesostris I)
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
40.5 x 37.0 x 13.0 cm (15 15/16 x 14 9/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object Number
y1950-128.23
Place Excavated

Africa, Egypt, Lisht, Upper Egypt

Inscription
Inscribed: [WS ]rt. sn
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Twelfth Dynasty
Type
fragments, architectural elements
Materials
limestone
Subject
pyramids (tombs or platforms)

Uncovered during the Metropolitan Museum of Art excavations at Lisht in 1908-1909; given to the Princeton Museum in 1950 by the Met.

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