Votive Stela

E13593

From: Egypt | Mit-Rahineh

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E13593
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Mit-Rahineh
Locus South Portal
Section Egyptian
Materials Limestone
Iconography Ape | Sun | Barque
Inscription Language Hieroglyphic
Description

Round-topped stela with winged sun disc at the top, executed in sunk relief. Below the sun disc is a solar boat with twin recurved prow, rendered in raised relief. Inside the boat is a round sun disc. At the bottom of the stela is a tripartite register. At the left and right are standing baboons in sunk relief. Their arms are up in a gesture of praise. They have no internal detail, but are simply painted red. At the center of the register is a single column of hieroglyphs. The text is unintelligible.

Height 29 cm
Width 21 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1915
Other Number M2733 - Field No SF

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