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Limestone dish, inscribed [GLYPHS]; broken into many pieces and restored with missing parts.

Details

  • ID
    GEM_42955
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    South of Giza
  • Material
    Limestone, white with black veins
  • Dimensions
    18.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_43212
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/2517
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Excavator
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Notes
    From excavations of George Reisner and Clarence Fischer, 1911
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Clarence Fisher; George Reisner; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_43212; EMC_SR_2.2517

People 2

Modern People

  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1876–1941
    • Remarks Archaeologist and architect. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.