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Stele of Imen-hetep

19th Dynasty, reign of Seti I, 1314–1304 BC, Presumably from Saqqara

 

 

Stele of Imen-hetep

The stele is typical of a type developed in the New Kingdom with a triangular upper termination that calls a pyramid to mind. An inscription surrounds the main decorated surface where the stele owner, presenting offering to deities, is shown with his family. The text includes prayers as well as the names and titles of the persons depicted.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Raum V

Object data

Object Name

Stele

Culture

Ägyptisch

Period

New Kingdom

Dated

19th Dynasty, reign of Seti I, 1314–1304 BC

Material

Painted limestone

Dimensions

H 120 cm, B 70,2 cm, T 13 cm, G 100 kg

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Inv. No.

Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 178

Provenance

Probably purchased in Egypt by Ernst August Burghart in 1821

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