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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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8062391