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Veneer Fragment from a Box with the "Two Ladies" Name (Meryibtawy) of the Heracleopolitan King Meribre Khety

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Accession: 22.1.1041
Find spot: Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt approx. site location
Period: First Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 9
Reign: reign of Meribre Khety
Date: ca. 2100 B.C.
Date range: 2100 BCE – 2100 BCE
Materials: ['ivory', 'carnelian (originally fully inlaid with semiprecious stones)']
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), Veneer Fragment from a Box with the "Two Ladies" Name (Meryibtawy) of the Heracleopolitan King Meribre Khety (22.1.1041). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/406

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Description

Ivory, carnelian (originally fully inlaid with semiprecious stones)

Connections

Found at Lisht North

Cross-references (4)

Wikidata-Q Q116413481 tier-1
Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
Inventory-Number 22.1.1041 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
MET-Object 544200 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)

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