Cartouche of Hatshepsut
Cartouche of Hatshepsut

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Cartouche of Hatshepsut

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
y1931-43

Information

Title
Cartouche of Hatshepsut
Medium
Soft white limestone
Dimensions
h. 17.0 cm., w. 9.7 cm., d. 5.0 cm. (6 11/16 x 3 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.) cartouche: h. 5.2 cm., w. 11.0 cm. (2 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William C. Hayes, Class of 1924
Object Number
y1931-43
Period
Eighteenth Dynasty
Type
cartouches
Subject
hieroglyphics

Acquired by William C. Hayes, Class of 1924, possibly during the Metropolitan Museum excavations at Deir el-Bahari (1927-1931); given to the Museum in 1931 by Hayes.

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