Block with Five Columns of Hieroglyphs

2nd century B.C.E.

Caption

Block with Five Columns of Hieroglyphs, 2nd century B.C.E.. Sandstone, 11 13/16 × 18 7/8 in. (30 × 48 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.214.

Title

Block with Five Columns of Hieroglyphs

Date

2nd century B.C.E.

Period

late Ptolemaic Period to early Roman Period

Medium

Sandstone

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

11 13/16 × 18 7/8 in. (30 × 48 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.580.214

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