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Lotus capital from a shrine
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 30
381–343 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, San el-Hagar
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 10.1 cm (4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number85.519
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze, hollow, heavily encrusted, and flattened. See 85.520.
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1885)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1885)