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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

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Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date1539-1077 BCE
MediumGranite
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in., 280 g (7.4 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm, 9 7/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.817
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, Objets de Fouille et de Haute Curiosite Monnaies Antiques de Bronze, Argent et Or (1er Decembre 1973), lot 3Bis.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, December 1, 1973, lot 3Bis. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ca. 3500-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3500-3000 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
1390-1279 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
1279-1213 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1539-1077 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2022.
ca. 1958-1878 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2012.
1980-1760 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
2543-2120 BCE