shrine (?)
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Summary
: H4554
: Egyptology
: shrine (?)
: A tapering shrine with a rectangular base and no lid. There is a plain, loose piece of wood in the bottom of the box. There is painted decoration on all sides. One long side has three kneeling gods with falcon's heads behind one kneeling man. One short end has a bird with outspread wings and a sun disc with uraeus (cobra) on its head. The other long side has jackals lying down on it.
Current Location
On Display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Egypt Gallery
: Egypt, North Africa, Africa
: Akhmim (Khemmis Panopolis) (?)
: 332 BC-AD 395
: Ptolemaic Period - Roman Period
: Given by the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1935