Stela Fragment

E12314

From: Egypt | Abydos

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E12314
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Abydos
Locus Rt
Section Egyptian
Materials Chert
Iconography Isis
Description

Votive stela depicting a seated Isis, facing left, with an offering table positioned in front of her. This was painstakingly carved into a piece of hard chert, rather than soft limestone, making an identification as a trial piece unlikely. The tool used to engrave the picture was probably made of flint, and the lines show multiple parallel incisions from such a sharp but uneven tool.

Height 14.5 cm
Width 10 cm
Thickness 4 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1912

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