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stela
Object Type
stela
Museum number
EA55386
Description
Round-topped limestone stela divided into three registers: 1 - Wedjat-eyes. 2 - Four rows of Hieroglyphic text. 3 - Offering-table flanked by a male and female figure.
Cultures/periods
Second Intermediate
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Dra Abu el-Naga (Thebes)
Materials
limestone
Dimensions
Height:
24 centimetres
Weight:
1.50 kilograms
Width:
12 centimetres
Depth:
3.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
PM I Part 2: p.613
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair
Subjects
eye of horus
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Amenhotep
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Nefretweben
(donor)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Frederic Gordon Roe
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
William Amhurst Tyssen Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
Acquisition date
1922
Acquisition notes
Presented 25 April 1922.
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA55386
Registration number
1922,0425.1