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Statue: E.1.1865

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Current Location: Gallery 20

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Description

Torso of Psammetichus II, inscribed

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.26 m
Length: 0.525 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1865) by Clarke, Edward Daniel

Dating

Late Period
26th Dynasty
Production date: circa 596 BC

Components of the work

Shoulders Width 0.34 m

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: horizontal hieroglyphs facing to right

  • Text: nTr nfr nfr-ib-ra sA-ra psmTk mi ra
  • Location: On waist band
  • Method of creation: Inscised
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: The inscription appears to be unfinished.

  • Text: Hr mn-ib-ra nsw-bity nbty wsr-[...
  • Location: Back pillar
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.1.1865
Primary reference Number: 49049
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025 Last processed: Friday 18 July 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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