Note to the Reader
Authors are listed at the ends of each object entry. All translations of texts on objects are the work of the author(s) of its entry.
For objects that cannot be assigned specific dates due to a lack of empirical or documentary evidence, date ranges have been provided on the basis of collection information and scholarly assumptions. The qualifier “probably” indicates greater confidence than “possibly.”
Dimensions are listed in centimeters (cm) followed by inches (in.); height precedes width precedes depth.
Art Institute of Chicago accession numbers prefaced by an “X” date to the catalogue of the Art Institute of Chicago’s ancient Egyptian collection by Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: University of Chicago, 1923).
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum, formerly known as the Oriental Institute, is abbreviated as ISAC Museum.
For more information on the conventions followed for Egyptian names, and the names used in this catalogue, consult the list of Ancient Egyptian Personal Names. For more information on ancient Egyptian terms used in these entries, consult the Glossary. For an explanation of the dates of dynasties and reign dates for rulers, consult the Chronology. For a concordance of ISAC Museum and Art Institute accession numbers, see the Concordance.
“Note to the Reader,” in Ancient Egyptian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago by Emily Teeter and Ashley F. Arico, ed. Ashley F. Arico (Art Institute of Chicago, 2025), https://doi.org/10.53269/9780865593213/03.
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