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    Fragment of a Round Topped Stela

    • Medium: Limestone, traces of paint
    • Possible Place Made: Dahamshah, Egypt
    • Dates: ca. 1539-1075 B.C.E.
    • Dynasty: XIX Dynasty - XX Dynasty
    • Period: New Kingdom
    • Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (15.5 x 4.2 x 25.7 cm)  (show scale)
    • Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    • Museum Location: This item is not on view
    • Accession Number: 69.116.2
    • Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    • Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
    • Caption: Fragment of a Round Topped Stela, ca. 1539-1075 B.C.E. Limestone, traces of paint, 6 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (15.5 x 4.2 x 25.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.116.2. Creative Commons-BY
    • Image: overall, 69.116.2_view1_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
    • Catalogue Description: Upper portion of a round-topped limestone stela with texts and representations in shallow sunk relief. Represented are three deities. In the center is the falcon-headed Horus, seated before a tree and facing right. Facing him, and holding out an 'nh is crcodile-headed Sobek. Behind Horus stands ibis-headed Thoth. Inscriptions accompany the figures. Condition: Traces of red pigment preserved on the figures. Large chip behind Sobek, and another in the border above him Cleaning (?) or plaster (?) near the shoulder of Horus and the hand of Sobek. Small scratches. The rear surface is rough.
    • Record Completeness: Best (82%)
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