Fragment of an ivory tag
Unknown
ca. 3013–2999 B.C. · Ivory · Egyptian Art
Found near an ivory furniture leg, a second label, and two stone vessels, this tag most likely would have been used to label one of the commodities placed in the king's tomb. Among the hieroglyphs visible here is a "ib" sign, meaning heart; this sign appears in a queenly title and may indicate some connection to a royal wife.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 3013–2999 B.C.
- Medium
- Ivory
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1909
