Limestone Royal seal with cartouche Tuthmosis III
Rare limestone, with flat bottom, and a cartouche carved of the Pharaoh Tuthmosis III.
This seal was used to seal pottery.
The Egyptians used large pottery jars to store wine and other foodstuffs.
These storage jars were closed by placing a reed mat, a cloth, or a small pottery dish over the mouth of the jar and then sealing it with mud and seal impression for owner.
The Egyptians used large pottery jars to store wine and other foodstuffs.
These storage jars were closed by placing a reed mat, a cloth, or a small pottery dish over the mouth of the jar and then sealing it with mud.
Sa Ra Men Kheper Ra “ Son of Ra - Lasting is the Manifestation of Ra” The birthname of Tuthmosis III.
The sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, Tuthmosis III.
The name of the god Thoth is an ancient Greek transcription of the original name Djehuty.
Thutmose is a modern compromise between the Greek transcription Thutmosis and Djehutimes.
His 54-year reign includes the first 22 years as co-regent with Hatshepsut, where neither had any obvious seniority over the other
and Thutmose III was head of the army, while she was the de facto ruler.
After her death, his military genius created the largest empire Egypt had ever seen.
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Limestone
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4,3 × 2,3 cm
New Kingdom
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John N Winnie Jr. collection U.S.A.
1980-1990’s
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€ 750