Stele of the sealer Seneb
late 12th/13th Dynasty, ca. 1800-1665 BC
This rectangular family stele with cavetto cornice and torus molding belongs to the sealer Seneb. The pair of wedjat eyes, combining human eyes with those of a falcon, functions as a protective device. Both figures of jackals atop shrines are deities – at the right, Anubis, god of the dead, and to the left, Wepwawet, god of the necropolis.
This rectangular family stele with cavetto cornice and torus molding belongs to the sealer Seneb. The pair of wedjat eyes, combining human eyes with those of a falcon, functions as a protective device. Both figures of jackals atop shrines are deities – at the right, Anubis, god of the dead, and to the left, Wepwawet, god of the necropolis.
Time:
late 12th/13th Dynasty, ca. 1800-1665 BC
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Abydos (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H 79,5 cm, B 51 cm, T 10 cm, G ca. 60 kg (geschätzt)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 156
Provenance
Probably purchased in 1821 by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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