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Tile, rectangular, convex on one side, with pierced rectangular mount on back for attachment, notched with mark or sign. Faience is crushed quartz with a vitreous (glassy) glaze. These tiles were strung together and plastered onto the walls in the funerary apartment of King Djoser.
Length: 5.6 cm
Width: 3.55 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Third Dynasty, Reign of King Djoser
Circa
-2690
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Circa
-2670
Accession number: E.GA.4453.1943
Primary reference Number: 58937
Oldadmincategory: FG
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tile" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/58937 Accessed: 2024-12-23 15:01:05
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