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Cast, Statue of Queen Amenerdas

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    Object Details

    Donor Name

    Egyptian Exhibit Centennial Exposition

    Notes

    A COPY OF THE TANIS OR CANOPUS STONE, FROM THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM AT BOULAQ, WAS PRESENTED BY THE KHEDIVE OF EGYPT TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN 1874. THIS CAST IS INCLUDED AMONG OTHER CASTS OF EGYPTIAN STATUES, THE ORIGINALS OF WHICH ARE AT THE MUSEUM OF GIZA. ENTRY IN RECORD BOOK SHOWS THAT THESE ANTIQUITIES WERE RECEIVED AS A GIFT FROM PROF. T. C. ARCHER, EDINBURGH. CAT. NOS. 24296-300. NO ACC. NO. THREE CAST PLAQUES (3 UNITS - E PARTS EACH) OF THE DECREE OF CANOPUS. PRESENTED TO THE U.S.N.M. BY THE MUSEUM AT CAIRO. 2 BOXES CONTAINING CASTS OF HIEROGLYPHIC UNIT IN 4 PARTS.
    SI AR 1922, pl. 11. 24th Dynasty, 720 BC.
    From card: "Ills, S.I. Ann. Rep., 1922, Casanowicz, pl. 11. Original of alabaster at Museum of Gize [Giza]. Queen Amenerdas."

    Record Last Modified

    12 Sep 2025

    Specimen Count

    1

    Culture

    Ancient Egyptian

    Accession Date

    13 Nov 1882

    Accession Number

    005907

    USNM Number

    A24297-0

    Object Type

    Cast

    Place

    Cairo, Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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    Anthropology

    Data Source

    NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

    Topic

    Archaeology

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/327f10240-4a5f-4037-95c4-cf818dae8f44

    Record ID

    nmnhanthropology_8062391

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