Object Number | 29-75-563 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Mit-Rahineh |
Locus | South Portal | Strip100W, sub N end. |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Limestone |
Technique | Inscribed |
Iconography | Ptah | Shrine | Altar |
Inscription Language | Hieroglyphic |
Description | Reconstructed votive stela decorated with incised relief. At the left, the god Ptah stands upon a plinth inside a shrine. He wears his tight-fitting garment, and has a tassel at the back of his neck. The area of his arms is badly damaged, but he holds a was scepter. Standing upon the ground line which extends from the bottom of Ptah's plinth are three offering tables, upon which is a large pile of food offerings. Above the offerings and to the right of Ptah's shrine is a short inscription in two columns which includes the name of "Ptah, Lord of the Two Lands." |
Height | 13.8 cm |
Width | 8.8 cm |
Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt, 1915-1920 |
Other Number | M2768 - Field No SF |
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