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"Fragment with inlaid inscription of which only one piece of glass (?) remains." Hieroglyphic read as (...) offspring of Geb, who rules .Tenon on one side, remains of tenon on the other side. Inscription originally inlaid, only small fragments (blue) remains, Residue of the red substance preserved inside the incised signs. Parts missing from the bottom left and top left corner, bottom left corner reattached using unknown glue. Incised line running underneath hieroglyphs, cracks across the surface. On reverse of the object a label attached using sticky residue with pencil inscription, difficult to read but appears to relate to the hieroglyphs.
Wooden box fragment with dovetails at each end, inscription possibly inlaid with coloured paste
Depth: 0.4 cm
Length: 23.5 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville
Accession number: E.GA.2905.1943
Primary reference Number: 57333
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Box fragment" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/57333 Accessed: 2025-05-02 11:53:16
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