Stela Fragment
E13607
From: Egypt | Mit-Rahineh
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E13607 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Mit-Rahineh |
| Locus | South Portal |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Iconography | Thoth | Worshipper |
| Description | Upper portion of a round-topped stela with incised decoration. At the left is an image of Thoth, seated upon a throne, facing right. He has a lunar disc on his head, holds a was scepter in his open left hand (possibly a secondary addition), and an ankh in his right upon his lap. At the right is a standing worshipper, who has a long wig. His arms are raised in praise, and he holds a vessel (?) in his right hand. Lines for two short columns of text exist above the heads of both Thoth and the worshipper, but neither was inscribed. |
| Height | 14.5 cm |
| Width | 17.5 cm |
| Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1915 |
| Other Number | M2825 - Field No SF |
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