Fragement from a jar with a label identifying contents as honey, ca. 1390–1352


Fragement from a jar with a label identifying contents as honey, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, 1916–17, Pottery, ink, H. cm (3 3/8 in); w. (6 in); th. cm (1/4 in), These pottery fragmens are from the shoulder of a large storage jar. The two well preserved lines of text are in hieratic script, the cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing which was always written from right to left


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