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Fragment from the Palace of Apries
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Summary
Fragmented relief with two rows of stars.
Description of object
Three rows of stars are indicated horizontally on the fragment. The stars are enlarged versions of the hieroglyph for the word ‘sky’, thus the rows represent the sky.
Choice of methods
Visual examination
- Macroscopic
Technical imaging
- UV
- VIL
Bibliography
T. Bagh (2011), Finds from W.M.F. Petrie’s Excavations in Egypt in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, in Meddelelser fra Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. No. 13 Copenhagen, 37-43.
M. Jørgensen (2009) Egypt IV Late Egyptian Sculpture 1080 BC-AD 400. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, 85, cat. no. 25.5
- ÆIN 1056
- Fragment
- 26th dyn. 589-568 BC
- Egypt: Late Period
- Limestone
- W. M. F. Petrie’s excavations at the north end of Memphis unearthed in 1909 remains of the royal palace of Apries. That same year the Glyptotek in Copenhagen received a number of painted limestone relief fragments belonging to the Palace.
- H 9 cm, W 13 cm, D 4.5 cm
