Bead inscribed for King Shabaka
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Caption
Egyptian; Nubian; Kushite. Bead inscribed for King Shabaka, ca. 716–702 B.C.E.. Faience, 13/16 x 3/8 x 2 5/16 in. (2 x 1 x 5.8 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, 16.431. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Bead inscribed for King Shabaka
Date
ca. 716–702 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 25
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Faience
Classification
Dimensions
13/16 x 3/8 x 2 5/16 in. (2 x 1 x 5.8 cm)
Inscriptions
sA-ra (S-bA-kA) anx D.t; "Son of Re, Shabaka, given life."
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
16.431
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