Model Dish from a Foundation Depsoit ca. 1479-1425 B.C. New Kingdom This model dish is from one of the foundation deposits that were placed in front of the entrance of KV 42 in the Valley of the Kings. The inscription identifies the tomb's owner as Queen Hatshepsut-Merytre, principal wife of Thutmose III, whose tomb was located nearby. The inscription painted on the rim of the bowl begins with the title King's Wife followed by her name, bracketed by an abbreviated cartouche, and ends with the standard funerary epithet "true of voice" (or "justified"). Two model ointment jars from the KV 42 foundation deposits are also in the collection.For a more complete discussion of KV 42 and its contents, see the Curatorial Interpretation below.. Model Dish from a Foundation Depsoit. ca. 1479-1425 B.C.. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut-Merytre, KV 42, foundation deposit, Carter/Carnarvon excavations,
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