| Object Number |
E9510 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Provenience |
Egypt | Abydos |
| Locus |
B6/13 |
| Period |
Egyptian Early Dynastic | First Dynasty | Narmer |
| Date Made |
ca. 2900 BCE |
| Section |
Egyptian |
| Materials |
Travertine (uncertain) |
| Iconography |
horus Falcon | Serekh |
| Inscription Language |
Hieroglyphic |
| Description |
Travertine cylinder vase with straight sides and raised cord decoration around top. Inscribed with the name of Narmer enclosed within a serekh and topped by a Horus falcon. |
| Height |
27 cm |
| Outside Diameter |
21 cm |
| Credit Line |
Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901 |
| Other Number |
AES 2131 - AES |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Thomas, Nancy. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt. Los Angeles County Museum of Art and American Research Center in Egypt. Page/Fig./Plate: 116/31 |
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| Wegner, Jennifer H. "Hidden Treasures: Abydos in the Basement." Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 56, no. 1. (2014): 42-51. Page/Fig./Plate: 44, fig1 |
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| Silverman, David P. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Cornell University Press, 1997. Page/Fig./Plate: 92-93 |
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| Ranke, Hermann. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections." The University Museum Bulletin 15, no. 2-3. (1950): 21-109. See: p. 27, fig. 10 |
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| Petrie, William M. The Royal Tombs of the Earliest Dynasties, pt. 2. Memoir 24. Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901. Page/Fig./Plate: 4-5-19-44/pls II(3), LII (359) |
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