Stele of Pes-heres
early 27th Dynasty, ca. 525–500 BC
Under the arched sky-hieroglyph and a winged sun disk, the overseer of purification priests Pes-heres reveres Osiris and his sister Isis. The offering formula below is addressed to the god Osiris-Apis-Khentimenti with an epithet – “Lord of Rosetau” – which refers to Memphis, or rather to Saqqara, the probable origin of the stele.
Under the arched sky-hieroglyph and a winged sun disk, the overseer of purification priests Pes-heres reveres Osiris and his sister Isis. The offering formula below is addressed to the god Osiris-Apis-Khentimenti with an epithet – “Lord of Rosetau” – which refers to Memphis, or rather to Saqqara, the probable origin of the stele.
Time:
early 27th Dynasty, ca. 525–500 BC
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Saqqara (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 43,7 cm, B 23,3 cm, T 5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 185
Provenance
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt