Plaque in the Form of a Cartouche; two ankhs; ankh, two nefers

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This cartouche-shaped plaque was found with twenty-three scarabs and seal-amulets in the coffin of a young woman who was buried in Hatnefer's tomb (see 36.3.1 and 36.3 26). On side is inscribed with two ankh hieroglyphs (meaning life); the other ahd an ankh and two nefer hieroglyphs (meaning good or beautiful).

Plaque in the Form of a Cartouche; two ankhs; ankh, two nefers, Glazed steatite

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Plaque in the Form of a Cartouche; two ankhs; ankh, two nefers, Glazed steatite
Plaque in the Form of a Cartouche; two ankhs; ankh, two nefers, Glazed steatite
Plaque in the Form of a Cartouche; two ankhs; ankh, two nefers, Glazed steatite
Plaque in the Form of a Cartouche; two ankhs; ankh, two nefers, Glazed steatite

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