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Vessel Fragment with Incised Inscription Naming the Vizier PtahhotepOld Kingdom, possibly 5th Dynasty (2649 - 2191 BCE)

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Dark teal-green stone fragment with mottled surface, bearing a vertical column of incised ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics along its face

Unknown, Vessel Fragment with Incised Inscription Naming the Vizier Ptahhotep, Old Kingdom, possibly 5th Dynasty (2649 - 2191 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Miller and Marilyn Miller Deluca, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Vessel Fragment with Incised Inscription Naming the Vizier Ptahhotep
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Old Kingdom, possibly 5th Dynasty (2649 - 2191 BCE)
Medium
Granite
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 4 7/16 in. (8 x 11.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Miller and Marilyn Miller Deluca
Accession Number
M.80.199.22
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art