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Late Period, Saite
Visible on this varnished and heavily damaged fragment are traces of horizontal and vertical border lines and part of one hieroglyph. This represents a necklace with a cylinder seal, the ideogram for "Sealer," one of Nepekashuty's titles.
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Title: Raised relief fragment with part of an inscription
Period: Late Period, Saite
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Reign: reign of Psamtik I
Date: 664–610 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), 1st chamber N. door, MMA excavations, 1922–23
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 11.5 × W. 10.8 × D. 3.5 cm (4 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Object Number: 23.3.887
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