12th Dynasty, ca. 1800 BC, Presumably from Abydos
The inscription mentions that this stele was erected along the processional avenue at Abydos so that the owner might participate symbolically in the mysteries in honor of Osiris that took place there. The figures to the right and left of the ankh (the sign of life) are Senebef and Ipta. Above, Senebef’s other is shown.
Stele
Ägyptisch
Middle Kingdom
12th Dynasty, ca. 1800 BC
Limestone
H 45,5 cm, B 35 cm, T 7 cm, G ca. 30 kg (geschätzt)
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 109
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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