Obelisk

Medium: Wood, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Giza, Egypt

Dates:664-332 B.C.E.

Dimensions: Height: 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 37.1723E

Image: CUR.37.1723E_wwgA-2.jpg,West Wing gallery A-2 installation

Catalogue Description:
Painted wooden obelisk (a papyrus container, or reliquary?), a column of black hieroglyphics reading: '….Hpy ink sA-k wsir mn….'.

Brooklyn Museum