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Third Intermediate Period
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Lumps of mud such as this were used to secure containers and documents such as letters and administrative texts. String was used to hold the object closed, then clay was placed over the ends and impressed with the incised surface of a seal.
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Title: Sealing
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 21
Date: ca. 1070–945 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Neferu (TT 319, MMA 31), MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: L. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession Number: 25.3.194
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