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| Keywords: Egyptian - Stone Weight of Sesostris I - Walters 4131.jpg This piece is a rectangular stone weight with rounded edges The upper surface is rounded and incised Color variations occur throughout the stone There are concoidal fractures along the lower edge and the left side The stone has a very high polish This scale weight bears the name of King Sesostris I and identifies him as beloved of Wadjet the Lower Egyptian cobra goddess and Nekhbet the Upper Egyptian vulture goddess At center is the king's birth name in a cartouche He is listed as son of the sun-god Re and beloved of the creator-god Ptah between 1956 1910 BC Middle Kingdom chert cm 11 8 3 6 1 accession number 41 31 18885 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 Translation Beloved of Wadjet of Dep; Sone of Re Senwosret Sesotris I Beloved of Ptah; Beloved of Nekhbet of el Kab place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Senusret I Ptah-god hieroglyph Ancient Egyptian pharmacy scales Wadjet and Nekhbet | ||||
