Artist's gridded sketch, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut, ca. 1479–1458 b.c.
Egyptian; From western Thebes
Limestone and ink

W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1923 (23.3.4)

This small sketch depicts a frequently occurring group of hieroglyphs meaning "life, prosperity, and dominion." The grid lines allowed the artist to draw the hieroglyphs at whatever scale was needed.

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Hieroglyphs

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"Artist's gridded sketch [Egyptian; From western Thebes] (23.3.4)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/srvt/ho_23.3.4.htm (October 2006)

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This work has been published in the Museum's Bulletin or Journal. These articles may or may not represent the most current scholarship.

Roehrig, Catharine H. "Life along the Nile: Three Egyptians of Ancient Thebes." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 60, no. 1 (Summer, 2002).

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