The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Lump of Red Jasper

Lump of Red Jasper

Period:: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty:: Dynasty 20
Reign:: reign of Ramesses IV
Date:: ca. 1200–1085 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, el-Assasif, Ramesses IV temple over Valley Temple of Hatshepsut, foundation deposit, Carnarvon 1911
Medium:: Faience
Dimensions:: L. 1 cm (3/8 in)
Credit Line:: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.7.1063

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 124

Provenance

Excavated by Carter and Carnarvon in 1911 in the area of the Valley Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Allotted to Lord Carnarvon in the division of finds by the Egyptian Government. Purchased by the Museum with the Carnarvon Collection from Lady Carnarvon in 1926.
See also
What
Fragments (15,188)

Faience (11,698)

Chalcedony (2,967)

Jasper (435)
Where
Africa (33,501)

Egypt (29,889)

Upper Egypt (13,662)

Thebes (10,570)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,709)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,254)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.