Mud Brick Stamped with the Name of Meryptah
This brick has been stamped with the name of Meryptah who was high priest of the god Amun in the reign of Amenhotep III.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mud Brick Stamped with the Name of Meryptah
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
- Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, above Mond's house
- Medium: mud
- Dimensions: L. 37.4 × W.18 × H.13.4 cm (37.4 × 18 × 13.4 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of N. de Garis Davies, 1911
- Object Number: 11.155.4
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
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