Architectural element
decorated block
26.5cm
21.0cm
limestone
32.0cm
Fragmentary preserved limestone block with traces of thick chisel. Front face is polished aand covered with patina; on side face, an inscription giving title and name of Pu-im-Ra, painted with black ink, is preserved.
The block was excavated by Howard Carter, seen in the Metropolitan House storeroom no. 1 in Gurna (Luxor) in 2008.
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Bibliography:
- Carter, Howard, The ‘Valley’-Temple of Queen Hatshepsût, in: Carter, Howard, Earl of Carnarvon, Five Years’ Explorations at Thebes. A Record of Work Done 1907-1911, London 1912, 39-40, Fig(s). 10
- Iwaszczuk, Jadwiga, Sacred landscape of Thebes during the reign of Hatshepsut. Royal construction projects. Volume 1. Topography of the West Bank, Travaux de l'Institut des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Academie Polonaise des Sciences 2, Warsaw 2016, 56, Fig(s). 36-38