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Mud sealing
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7249 A No. 7 with canopic jars in chamber
Medium/Technique
Mud
Dimensions
Overall: 5.2 x 2 cm (2 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1699
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsInscriptions
DescriptionMud seal: black mud over knotted string. Rolled and re-rolled with cylinder seal so that inscription is always partly obliterated but in one place. Quite clear that it is the Horus. Diagram equals Niuserra of Dynasty 5.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, G 7249A No. 7 with canopic jars in chamber. 19: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.