About the Artwork
Bowl with Archaic Inscription on Base
2955/2780 BC
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Carved stone
height x diameter: 3 x 4 7/8 in. 7.5 x 12.5 cm
Stone and Stonecarving
African Art
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry G. Fischer
1984.48
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Markings
Two-character inscription on the underside of base: braided rope (emphatic h) and a loaf (t) = het.
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Fischer, Henry G., "A First Dynasty Bowl Inscribed with the Group Ht," CHRONIQUE D' EGYPTE, XXXVI, no 71, 1961, pp 19-22.
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Egyptian, Bowl with Archaic Inscription on Base, 2955/2780 BC, Carved stone. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry G. Fischer, 1984.48.
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