late 11th –12th Dynasty, ca. 2061–1900 BC, Fundort unbekannt
The inscription on this tomb stele tells us that the two figures depicted standing before an offering table are sisters. Each grasps a handkerchief in one hand and inhales the life-giving scent of a lotus blossom held up to her nose in the other hand. The lotus was the symbol of rebirth and regeneration.
Stele
Ägyptisch
Middle Kingdom
late 11th –12th Dynasty, ca. 2061–1900 BC
Painted limestone
H 35,5 cm, B 20,7 cm, T 5,5 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 95
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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