Tyet Hieroglyph

56.20.618

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About this object

Tyet (girdle of Isis) hieroglyph of painted and gessoed wood. Top part is broken. Cut from some from the panel of some form of funerary item.

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Object specifics

Type

Religion
Culture
Artist/Maker
Place made

Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt
Date made
Materials

Wood; Paint; Plaster
Location

Item not currently on display
Acquisition

Purchased from the collections of Norwich Castle Museum
Collector

William Birkbeck
Place collected

Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt
Date collected

1870
Measurements

175 mm x 73 mm x 8 mm
Related people

Susan Maria Birkbeck ( Collector, previous owner); William Birkbeck ( Collector, previous owner); Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery ( Previous owner)

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Ownership

Previous owners

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Owned from: 1914
How acquired: Donation
Owned until: 1956
Disposal method: Sold
Susan Maria Birkbeck
Owned from: 1897
How acquired: Inherited
Owned until: 1914
Disposal method: Donation
William Birkbeck
Owned from: 1870
How acquired: Unknown or unrecorded
Owned until: 1897
Disposal method: Bequest

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Tyet Hieroglyph

56.20.618

Part of

Ancient Egypt collection