Stela

E13615

From: Egypt | Mit-Rahineh

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E13615
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Mit-Rahineh
Locus South Portal
Section Egyptian
Materials Limestone
Technique Unfinished
Iconography Boat | Offering Table | God | Lotus | Worshipper
Description

Unfinished round-topped stela with winged sun disc and sunk relief decoration. In the top register is the image of the solar barque at the left, facing right, upon a rectangular pool. To the right is an offering table with three lotus flowers above. To the right is an image of the nascent sun god, shown as a child emerging from the lotus, with a horned sun disc on his head. There are five lines intended to separate four columns of texts, but these were never inscribed.

In the lower register are column lines for six or seven columns of text which was never inscribed. At the right is a male worshipper who wears a long wig, and long flowing robes. His hands are raised in praise.

Height 30 cm
Width 23.3 cm
Depth 9 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1915
Other Number M2993 - Field No SF

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