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| Keywords: Egyptian - Inscribed Bead - Walters 4287 - Bottom.jpg A flat rectangular bead made of grey steatite with a single worn perforation on the long axis The front is carved in relief showing a seated baboon a Maat-feather and a tree or a lotus bud A three column hieroglyphic design shows the typical a-n-r pattern of the 2nd Intermediate Period The central column may indicate the throne name of King Sesostris III between 1648 1550 BC Second Intermediate steatite cm 2 56 2 08 0 23 accession number 42 87 38443 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1923 Inscription Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian plaques in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
