Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions

Title: Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions

Period: New Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 18

Reign: reign of Amenhotep III

Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, MMA excavations, 1910–12; Possibly from King's Palace, West magazine

Medium: Mud

Dimensions: H. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); w. 2.5 cm (1 in.); th. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911, 1912

Accession Number: 12.180.751

Museum excavations 1910-1912. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.

Hayes, William C. 1951. "Inscriptions from the Palace of Amenhotep III, Part 3." In Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 10, S 58.1, S 128.1a, b.

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