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stela
Object Type
stela
Museum number
EA1746
Description
Round-topped limestone stela divided into three registers: 1 - Two wedjat-eyes. 2 - Seven rows of Hieroglyphic text. 3 - Scene of two figures sniffing lotus-flowers on either side of an offering-table.
Cultures/periods
Middle Kingdom
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Egypt
Materials
limestone
Dimensions
Height:
38 centimetres
Weight:
9 kilograms
Width:
24 centimetres
Depth:
7.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair
Subjects
eye of horus
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Mohammed Mohassib
Acquisition date
1931
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA1746
Registration number
1931,0613.3
