Stela Fragment

E13606

From: Egypt | Mit-Rahineh

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E13606
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Mit-Rahineh
Locus South Portal | Strip 100W, sub N. end
Section Egyptian
Materials Faience
Iconography Ptah
Description

Upper fragment of a rectangular faience plaque or stela. The decoration is sunk, but lacks internal detail and may have been intended for later inlay. Ptah stands inside his shrine. He has a tassel at his neck, and holds a combined was/ankh/djed scepter. Above his head is his name and title "Ptah, Lord of Heaven."

Height 7.8 cm
Width 8 cm
Thickness 1.2 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1915
Other Number M2824 - Field No SF

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