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| Keywords: Egyptian - Small Plaque with Hieroglyphic Inscription - Walters 42420.jpg This small rectangular plaque has an inscription on both sides which is framed with straight lines One side has a combination of four hieroglyphic signs the Horus falcon with nfr which means perfect In the upper left corner a uraeus the cobra serpent protects the falcon The base is created as an nbw hieroglyph meaning gold On the other side probably an Amun cryptogram is written with three hieroglyphic signs the board game the maat feather and a walking man between 664 332 BC Late Period black slate cm 1 23 0 71 0 53 accession number 42 420 40313 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Inscription place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian plaques in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
