The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stela fragments

Period:: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 12
Date:: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of Rehuerdjersen (384), Pit 707 from pit and north chamber, MMA 1907–1908
Medium:: Limestone, paint
Dimensions:: a) 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in) b) 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in) c) 5. 5 cm (2 3/16 in) d) 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in) d) .035m
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number:: 09.180.1249a-c

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.
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What
Fragments (15,188)

Limestone (4,529)

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Where
Africa (33,501)

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Al Lisht (3,895)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,709)
In the Museum
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