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Seal with Inscription of Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-164 and 163-145 BC)

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Accession: 42.82
Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
Date: late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Ptolemaic)
Date range: 332 BCE – 30 BCE
Materials: ['steatite']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Seal with Inscription of Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-164 and 163-145 BC) (42.82). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220323

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Description

<p>On the back of this plaque has a small handle-like element, which may indicate that it was used for sealing. On the other side, there are three lines with inscriptions which contain the names and titles of Ptolemy VI as well as the name and epitets of the goddess Hathor.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.82' rel='external'>Seal with Inscription of Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-164 and 163-145 BC)</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Inscription]

Connections

Deities Hathor

Cross-references (2)

Walters-AccNum 42.82 tier-2
Walters-id 32819 tier-2

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