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Fragment from the Tomb of Nespekashuty,
ca. 656–650 B.C.

Egyptian, 3000 BCE - 395 CE

Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 712 - 332 BCE

y1950-127.54

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Title

Fragment from the Tomb of Nespekashuty

Dates

ca. 656–650 B.C.

Medium

Limestone

Dimensions

12.0 x 22.0 x 8.0 cm (4 3/4 x 8 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object Number

y1950-127.54

Place Excavated

Africa, Egypt, Thebes, Upper Egypt

Culture

Egyptian (ancient)

Period

Twenty-sixth Dynasty

Type

fragments, architectural elements

Materials

limestone

Subject

tombs, symbols, moons

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Egyptian (3000 BCE - 395 CE), Late Period, 26th Dynasty (712 - 332 BCE), Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, ca. 656–650 B.C., Fragment from the Tomb of Nespekashuty. Limestone; 12 x 22 x 8 cm. Gift of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (y1950-127.54) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/16418

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