Door Frame
E13560B
From: Egypt | Memphis (Egypt)
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E13560B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Memphis (Egypt) |
| Locus | Palace of Merenptah 11-12 |
| Period | New Kingdom | Nineteenth Dynasty |
| Date Made | 1292 - 1190 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Limestone | Faience |
| Technique | Inlaid |
| Description | The hieroglyphs on the door jamb link the king, Merenptah with the sun god. All of the hieroglyphs were originally inlaid with blue faience. There is a socket in the left jamb (B) for the door bolt. The multimedia photo includes E 13560 A & C. |
| Height | 232.28 cm |
| Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1924 |
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