Stele for Keti and Senet
ate 12th–13th Dynasty, ca. 1790 –1660 BC
A protective wedjat-eye dominates the gable of the stele. There follows a request addressed to Osiris, Lord of Abydos, for a funerary offering to benefit Imen-aa and his wife Seni-ankh. Below, other family members are depicted so that they might also partake symbolically of the offerings.
A protective wedjat-eye dominates the gable of the stele. There follows a request addressed to Osiris, Lord of Abydos, for a funerary offering to benefit Imen-aa and his wife Seni-ankh. Below, other family members are depicted so that they might also partake symbolically of the offerings.
Time:
ate 12th–13th Dynasty, ca. 1790 –1660 BC
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Abydos (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 28 cm, B 18,4 cm, T 3,2 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 86
Provenance
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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