Ostracon
Trial Piece
32-42-40
From: Egypt | Meydum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 32-42-40 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Meydum |
| Locus | Pyramid Quarry 370, floor |
| Period | Old Kingdom | Fourth Dynasty |
| Date Made | 2625 - 2500 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Iconography | God? | King? | Snofru? | Ptah? |
| Description | Bas-relief head & torso of king Sneferu (1), or the god, Ptah-tanen (2) wearing the double plumed headdress with ram's horns. According to Rowe inscribed in front of figure [see card for inscription] & behind [see card for inscription] (see Exp. Photo. 1249). |
| Height | 8.9 cm |
| Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Meydum; Alan Rowe, 1932 |
| Other Number | 32-1-399 - Field No SF |
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