© British Museum
Egyptian limestone stela
Artist: Egyptian
Location: British Museum
Date: 1220 BC
Materials: limestone
Dimensions: 92 x 54 x 23 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £82,507 (Total: £82,507; tax remission)
Vendor: Piers Pratt
Review number: 4924 (2001)
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Provenance:
Collection of Edward Roger Pratt of Ryston Hall, Norfolk. Thence by descent.
Description:
The upper part shows a group of deities standing beneath a winged solar disc, carved in relief. The ibis-headed god Thoth on the right, stands facing Osiris, Isis and Horus. The lower portion has hieroglyphic text in 12 vertical columns.
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