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Model Dish from a Foundation Deposit

New Kingdom
ca. 1396–1386 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117
This model dish is from one of the foundation deposits that were placed in front of the entrance of the tomb of Thutmose IV (KV 43) in the Valley of the Kings. The inscription scratched onto the lip of the dish identifies the king by his throne name, and reads (left to right) "The Good God Menkheperure, beloved of Osiris."

The tomb and its foundation deposits were discovered in February1903 during excavations sponsored by Theodore M. Davis and supervised by Howard Carter while he was Inspector-General of Upper Egypt for the Egyptian Antiquities Service. Thirty-nine objects were found in two foundation deposits on either side of the stairs leading down to the tomb entrance. Davis received four of these objects in the division of finds: two model jars and two model dishes, which he bequeathed to the MET and are now on display in Egyptian gallery 117.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Model Dish from a Foundation Deposit
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose IV
  • Date: ca. 1396–1386 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Thutmose IV (KV 43), Foundation deposit, Davis/Carter excavations, 1903
  • Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions: H. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); diam. 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Object Number: 30.8.24
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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