Votive fragment

New Kingdom

ca. 1473–1458 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

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Title: Votive fragment
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1473–1458 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Hatshepsut Hole, Debris from the Hathor shrine, MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Object Number: 23.3.93
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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