Identification
ID in this catalogue | SS Louvre E 11737 |
Type | Sloping |
Current Location |
Musée du Louvre, Paris Sully Wing, Ground Floor, Room 6, "Writing and Scribes", Vitrine 6 "Weights and Measures" between SD Louvre E 11738 and SL Louvre N 781 |
Catalogue Numbers |
E 11737 The label N54 is visible on the left side |
Provenance | Unknown |
Date | Late Period, 664-322 BC (Museum Online Database) |
Dimensions | H 58 mm, L 87 mm, W 30 mm |
Material | Faience (Museum Online Database) |
Markings and inscriptions |
Hieroglyphic text in a band around the base, naming an astronomer Nymaatre (Museum Online Database). A square frame feature is visible on each side, similar to SS EMC JE 67342 and SS MRAH E.07303. On the back, there is a vignette of, perhaps, the king offering to the sun god. No markings are visible on the top or sloping faces. |
Notes | |
Literature | None known |
Images
Two images are available in the Louvre Museum online catalogue here.