Stamp

Description

Flat bronze stamp in the form of a cartouche with disk and plumes and incised intaglio, the reverse includes a handle and a hieroglyphic inscription around the edges: Ancient Nubian, Sudan, Meroe, M.294, Early Napatan Period, c.700-300 BC

Museum reference

A.1911.226.5

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Stamp

Date

Napatan Period, Ancient Nubian

Style / Culture

Napatan Period, Ancient Nubian

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze; flat, in form of a cartouche

Collection place(s)

Meroe, Upper Nubia, Sudan, Northern Africa

Associations

Excavator: Garstang, John, Prof., 1876 - 1956

Exhibitions

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Török, L. (1997), Meroe City, an ancient African capital : John Garstang's excavations in the Sudan. Part One: Text, EES: London, pp.153-161

Török, L. (1997), Meroe City, an ancient African capital : John Garstang's excavations in the Sudan. Part Two: Figures and Plates, EES: London, Fig.118 (Inscription 8) and Pl. 122