Foundation deposit plaque of Amenemhat I

Foundation deposit plaque of Amenemhat I

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This plaque was discovered in a foundation deposit at the southwest corner of the pyramid temple of Amenemhat I at Lisht. The inscription provides the name of the pyramid itself, "the thrones of Sehetpibre (Amenemhat I) have appeared in glory."

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.