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Stamp Seal of Meru the 'Answerer of Horus [the King]'
ca. 1838-1759 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Like many cylinder seals, Middle Kingdom stamp seals such as this one belonged to high-ranking government officials and had the name and titles of the owner incised on the flat bottom. Artists carved miniature sculptures of humans or animals on the backs of these elite seals.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Document
- Formatted Medium
- Steatite, glaze
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 12
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 1 9/16 x 7/8 x 13/16 in. (4 x 2.2 x 2 cm)
- Accession Number
- 36.837
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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