Inscribed strip from shrine(?) with name of Apries

Late Period, Saite

589–570 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

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Title: Inscribed strip from shrine(?) with name of Apries
Period: Late Period, Saite
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Reign: reign of Apries
Date: 589–570 BCE
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: L. 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.160.117
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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