Stamped Brick the Goldsmith Amenhotep and His Wife Nofretiry

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ca. 1550–1295 B.C. · Pottery · Egyptian Art

This mud brick has impressions of a square stamp seal inscribed for a man named Amenhotep who was a goldsmith of the god Amun. His wife, the house mistress Nofretiry is also named. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 160.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.

Medium

Pottery

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Norman de Garis Davies, 1930