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Magic Brick of the Scribe Amenemhat, back edge
UnknownNew Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479-1425 BC
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum
Chicago, United States
The back edge of the magic brick of Amenemhat is inscribed with a small cursive hieroglyph of a standing mummiform figure, which is a reference to the mummiform amulet that would have stood in the center of the brick itself.
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- Title: Magic Brick of the Scribe Amenemhat, back edge
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479-1425 BC
- Physical Location: Chicago, IL
- Location Created: Egypt, Luxor, TT 82
- Physical Dimensions: H: 14.8 x W: 7.5 x D: 2.4 cm
- Provenance: Purchased in Egypt, 1920
- Type: Magic brick
- Rights: © ISAC Museum
- External Link: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, ISACM E12289, D. 20058
- Medium: Clay, paint
- Photographer: Anna R. Ressman
- Photograph Registration Number: D. 20058
- Object Registration Number: ISACM E12289
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